summary
Introduced
01/15/2019
01/15/2019
In Committee
01/15/2019
01/15/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/05/2019
02/05/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act To Amend Section 41-41-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Name Of The Women's Health Protection And Preborn Pain Act To The Women's Health Protection And Fetal Heartbeat Act; To Amend Section 41-41-133, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Several New Definitions To The Act; To Amend Section 41-41-135, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Physicians From Performing Or Inducing An Abortion Without First Making A Determination By Using An Abdominal Ultrasound Imaging Procedure If The Unborn Human Individual That The Pregnant Woman Is Carrying Has A Detectable Fetal Heartbeat; To Amend Section 41-41-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Physicians From Performing Or Inducing An Abortion If It Has Been Determined That The Unborn Human Individual That The Pregnant Woman Is Carrying Has A Detectable Fetal Heartbeat; To Create New Section 41-41-138, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Criminal Penalties For Physicians Who Knowingly Perform Or Induce An Abortion In Violation Of Section 41-41-135 Or 41-41-137; To Provide That A Pregnant Woman On Whom An Abortion Is Performed Or Induced In Violation Of Section 41-41-135 Or 41-41-137 Is Not Guilty Of Violating Or Attempting To Violate Either Of Those Sections And Is Not Subject To A Criminal Penalty Based On That Violation; To Amend Section 41-41-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 41-41-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Exemption From The Prohibitions In This Act Only To Cases Where There Exists A Condition In Which An Abortion Is Necessary To Preserve The Life Of The Pregnant Woman And To Remove The Other Exemptions; And For Related Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Mississippi code to change the name of the Women's Health Protection and Preborn Pain Act to the Women's Health Protection and Fetal Heartbeat Act. It prohibits physicians from performing or inducing an abortion without first determining if the fetus has a detectable heartbeat. The bill imposes criminal penalties on physicians who knowingly violate these provisions, but it also states that the pregnant woman is not guilty of any violation. The bill also limits the exemptions from the prohibitions to only cases where an abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (20)
Tracy Arnold (R)*,
Donnie Bell (R)*,
Randy Boyd (R)*,
Larry Byrd (R)*,
Lester Carpenter (R)*,
John Corley (R)*,
Dana Criswell (R)*,
Dan Eubanks (R)*,
Robert Foster (R)*,
Jeff Hale (R)*,
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (R)*,
Steve Horne (R)*,
Timmy Ladner (R)*,
Bill Pigott (R)*,
Nolan Rogers (R)*,
Randy Rushing (R)*,
William Shirley (R)*,
Jerry Turner (R)*,
Thomas Weathersby (R)*,
Patricia Willis (R)*,
Last Action
Died In Committee (on 02/05/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0529.xml |
| BillText | http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0529IN.htm |
| Bill | http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0529IN.pdf |
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