HB 1321 - DIGEST |
Provides that, except in a medical emergency, or except as provided in this act, if a pregnant woman is less than eighteen years of age and not emancipated, or if she has been adjudged an incapacitated person, a physician shall not perform an abortion upon her unless at least forty-eight hours before the abortion, in the case of a woman who is less than eighteen years of age, he or she first notifies one of her parents; or, in the case of a woman who is an incapacitated person, he or she first notifies one of her guardians. In the case of a pregnancy that is the result of incest where the father is a party to the incestuous act, the physician need only notify the pregnant woman's mother or guardian. |
Provides that any person who performs an abortion upon a woman who is an unemancipated minor or incapacitated person to whom this act applies either with knowledge that she is a minor or incapacitated person to whom this act applies, or with reckless disregard or negligence as to whether she is a minor or incapacitated person to whom this act applies, and who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fails to conform to any requirement of this act is guilty of unprofessional conduct and his or her license for the practice of medicine and surgery shall be suspended for a period of at least three months. |