15-19 - Repeal Chp. 503, Abortions

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provide the maximum opportunity for the survival of the child without creating undue risk to the life of the mother. (c) An unborn child is presumed to be viable if more than twenty - two weeks have elapsed since the probable beginning of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman, based upon information provided by her and upon an internal examination by her attending physician. (d) In order to ensure the safety and protection of the pregnant woman, no pregnancy termination shall be performed if more than fourteen weeks have elapsed since the probable beginning of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman, based upon information provided by her and upon an internal examination by her attending physician, unless one of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) The facility is physically attached to a parent hospital which provides for in- patient care, or (2) The facility is physically adjacent to a hospital and has an agreement with such hospital to provide for in- patient care, or (3) The facility has available on its premises resuscitation equipment, a blood bank, adequate equipment and personnel to perform surgical repair for any damage done to the cervix or other organs of the pregnant woman, and an operating area which complies with standard sterile medical procedures. 503.28 INFORMED CONSENT. (a) Any surgical procedure performed in a freestanding surgical outpatient facility shall be performed only with the advance informed written consent of the patient, given freely and without coercion. (b) In order to ensure that consent in cases of pregnancy termination is truly informed, and is given without coercion, any termination procedure shall be performed only after the pregnant woman has acknowledged in writing that she has received all of the following information, both orally and in written form, and that she understands such information: (1) That she is pregnant. (2) The number of weeks elapsed from the probable time of conception, based upon information provided by her as to the time of her last menstrual period and upon an internal examination by her attending physician. (3) Scientifically accurate photographs or reproductions thereof depicting the biological development of the unborn child and actual measurements during the various stages of gestation. (4) That her unborn child or human embryo is alive and has a brain, spinal cord, nervous system, and beating heart, if more than four weeks have elapsed from the time of conception. (5) That her unborn child or human embryo has eyes, ears, a mouth, teeth, a tongue, a nose, arms, legs, fingers, toes, bones, muscles, skin and all internal organs, if more than seven weeks have elapsed from the time of conception. 19