Bill > HB320

This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to further provide for legislative intent, fetal heartbeat examination, medical consultation and judgment, abortion on unborn children after a fetal heartbeat is detected, and reporting requirements. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Declaring that fetal heartbeat is a key medical predictor of an unborn individual reaching live birth and that a pregnant woman has a legitimate interest in knowing the likelihood of fetal survival based on the presence of cardiac activity. 2. Requiring a physician to conduct a physical examination to determine if there is a fetal heartbeat before performing an abortion. 3. Prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, except in certain medical emergency situations. 4. Modifying the existing law on abortions performed on unborn children of 24 or more weeks of gestational age, replacing it with a prohibition on abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. 5. Updating the reporting requirements for abortions to include information related to the detection of a fetal heartbeat. The bill aims to provide additional protections for unborn children and to promote informed decision-making for pregnant women considering an abortion.