Bill > HB4108

Introduced Session

The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Requires a health care worker who is present when a child is born alive after an abortion to give the same level of care as if the child was born alive after a normal birth. Makes it a crime if a health care worker knowingly or recklessly does not do so. Allows the person who had an abortion to sue a health care worker for knowingly or recklessly not giving the required care to a child born alive after an abortion. Allows the court to protect the private information of the person who had an abortion. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive after an abortion or an attempted abortion. Requires a health care practitioner to ensure that a child born alive is transported to a hospital. Creates crime for failure to exercise proper standard of care, punishable by maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Allows specified person to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against a health care practitioner for failing to exercise proper standard of care. Directs the court to award attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff. Allows the court to order that the identity or personally identifiable information of specified persons is protected from disclosure.

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Bobby Levy (R)*,  Mark Owens (R)*,  David Smith (R)*,  Dick Anderson (R),  Court Boice (R),  Daniel Bonham (R),  Vikki Breese-Iverson (R),  Tracy Cramer (R),  Ed Diehl (R),  Lucetta Elmer (R),  Fred Girod (R),  Christine Goodwin (R),  Bill Hansell (R),  James Hieb (R),  Cyrus Javadi (D),  Tim Knopp (R),  Rick Lewis (R),  Dennis Linthicum (R),  Kevin Mannix (R),  Emily McIntire (R),  Virgle Osborne (R),  Werner Reschke (R),  Anna Scharf (R),  Brian Stout (R),  Kim Thatcher (R),  Suzanne Weber (R),  Boomer Wright (R),  Dwayne Yunker (R), 

In committee upon adjournment. (on 03/07/2024)

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