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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0182

Abortionultrasound information.
Sponsored

by:

Representative(s) Gray, Blackburn, Clem,

Edwards,
Flitner,
Harshman,
Henderson,
Jennings,
Lone, Piiparinen, Salazar and
Steinmetz and Senator(s) Agar, Dockstader,
Meier and Peterson
A BILL
for

AN

ACT

relating

to

public

health

and

safety;

requiring

physicians to provide patients with specified information

before certain nonemergency abortion procedures; providing

and amending definitions; and providing for an effective

date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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Section 1.

W.S. 35-6-119 is created to read:

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35-6-119.

Information

provided

to

patient;

exceptions; penalty.

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(a)

Except in the case of a medical emergency, at

least twenty-four (24) hours prior to an abortion being

performed

performing

referring

physician shall, orally and in person inform the pregnant

woman that she has a right to view an active ultrasound of

the unborn child and hear the heartbeat of the unborn child

if the heartbeat is audible.

be

or

induced

the

or

on

quality

unborn
the

child,

the

pregnant

qualified

person

physician

woman,
assisting

the
the

The active ultrasound image

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shall

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practice in the community, shall contain the dimensions of

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the unborn child and shall accurately portray the presence

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viewable, of the unborn child.

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heart tone shall be of a quality consistent with standard

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medical practice in the community.

external

an

abortion

physician

of

on

members

consistent

and

internal

with

standard

organs,

if

medical

present

or

The auscultation of fetal

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(b)

This

section

shall

not

apply

to

procedure

performed with the intent to:

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(i)

Save

the

life

of

the

pregnant

woman

or

preserve the health of the unborn child;

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(ii)

Remove a dead unborn child;

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(iii)

Remove an ectopic pregnancy.

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(c)

If

disclosures

are

required

pursuant

to

subsection (a) of this section, the physician shall obtain

a signed statement from the pregnant woman acknowledging

that

subsection (a) of this section.

she

was

provided

the

information

specified

in

The signed statement shall

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be placed in the pregnant woman's medical file and shall be

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treated

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applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

as

confidential

medical

document

under

all

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(d)

For purposes of this section:

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(i)

"Medical emergency" means a pregnant woman's

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condition which, on the basis of a physician's good faith

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clinical judgment:

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(A)

Complicates her medical condition that

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the immediate termination of her pregnancy is necessary to

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prevent her death; or

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(B)

Creates a serious risk of causing her

substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily

function.

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(ii)
of

"Qualified
the

person"

physician

employee

psychologist,

counselor, registered nurse or physician.

clinical

and

means

social

who

an
is

worker,

agent
a

or

licensed

professional

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Section 2.

W.S. 35-6-101(a)(xii) is amended to read:

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35-6-101.

Definitions.

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(a)

As used in the act, unless the context otherwise

requires:

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(xii)

"This

act"

means

W.S.

35-6-101

through

35-6-118 35-6-119.

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Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2017.

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