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Introduced
04/05/2016
04/05/2016
In Committee
05/11/2016
05/11/2016
Crossed Over
05/02/2016
05/02/2016
Passed
05/18/2016
05/18/2016
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/26/2016
05/26/2016
Introduced Session
2016 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Provides for the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Louisiana Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act," makes it illegal for any person to intentionally perform or attempt to perform a dismemberment abortion, which is defined as the purposeful dismemberment of a living unborn child by extracting it piece by piece from the uterus using instruments that slice, crush, or grasp parts of the body, unless it is necessary to prevent a serious health risk to the mother. The bill clarifies that this definition does not include abortions using suction to dismember the body by vacuuming fetal parts, but it does include situations where dismemberment is used to cause death and suction is subsequently used for extraction. It also defines "attempt to perform an abortion" broadly to include actions like agreeing to perform one or scheduling a time for it, and specifies that a woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted, or non-physician employees acting under a physician's direction, are not liable. Violators face fines of up to $1,000 per incident or imprisonment for up to two years, and non-compliance can lead to civil damages for injuries and wrongful death, with potential causes of action for the father or mother of the aborted child, and professional disciplinary action against physicians. Physicians charged can request a hearing to determine if the abortion was necessary to save the mother's life, and the court will protect the privacy of the woman involved.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (107)
Mike Johnson (R)*,
Mark Abraham (R),
John Alario (R),
Beryl Amedée (R),
Conrad Appel (R),
James Armes (D),
Larry Bagley (R),
Taylor Barras (R),
Regina Barrow (D),
John Berthelot (R),
Robert Billiot (D),
Stuart Bishop (R),
Christopher Broadwater (R),
Chad Brown (D),
Terry Brown (I),
Thomas Carmody (R),
Barbara Carpenter (D),
Robby Carter (D),
Stephen Carter (R),
Charles Chaney (R),
Patrick Connick (R),
Patrick Cortez (R),
Jean-Paul Coussan (R),
Kenny Cox (D),
George Cromer (R),
Michael Danahay (D),
Paula Davis (R),
Phillip DeVillier (R),
Jack Donahue (R),
Stephen Dwight (R),
Rick Edmonds (R),
Julie Emerson (R),
Dale Erdey (R),
Reid Falconer (R),
James Fannin (R),
Franklin Foil (R),
A.B. Franklin (D),
Raymond Garofalo (R),
Ryan Gatti (R),
John Guinn (R),
Jeffrey Hall (D),
Lance Harris (R),
Kenneth Havard (R),
L. Chris Hazel (R),
Cameron Henry (R),
Bob Hensgens (R),
Sharon Hewitt (R),
Stephanie Hilferty (R),
Dorothy Hill (D),
Valarie Hodges (R),
Frank Hoffmann (R),
Paul Hollis (R),
Dodie Horton (R),
Frank Howard (R),
Mike Huval (R),
Barry Ivey (R),
Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D),
Edward James (D),
Patrick Jefferson (D),
Samuel Jenkins (D),
Robert Johnson (D),
Sam Jones (D),
Eddie Lambert (R),
Nancy Landry (R),
H. Bernard LeBas (D),
Chris Leopold (R),
Gerald Long (R),
Joseph Lopinto (R),
Rodney Lyons (D),
Sherman Mack (R),
Tanner Magee (R),
Jack McFarland (R),
Blake Miguez (R),
John Milkovich (R),
Dustin Miller (D),
Gregory Miller (R),
Fred Mills (R),
Beth Mizell (R),
Jack Montoucet (D),
James Morris (R),
Jay Morris (R),
Barbara Norton (D),
Barrow Peacock (R),
J. Kevin Pearson (R),
Jonathan Perry (R),
Vincent Pierre (D),
J. Rogers Pope (R),
Stephen Pugh (R),
Steven Pylant (R),
Gene Reynolds (D),
Jerome Richard (I),
Neil Riser (R),
Clay Schexnayder (R),
John Schroder (R),
Robert Shadoin (R),
Gary Smith (D),
John Smith (R),
Julie Stokes (R),
Kirk Talbot (R),
Major Thibaut (D),
Francis Thompson (R),
Michael Walsworth (R),
Rick Ward (R),
Mack White (R),
Malinda White (R),
Thomas Willmott (R),
Jerome Zeringue (R),
Last Action
Effective date: 08/01/2016. (on 05/26/2016)
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