Bill > H1441

This bill, titled "Banning partial birth abortions," seeks to prohibit a specific type of abortion procedure. It defines "partially born" as the delivery of a living unborn fetus with the entire head attached, where any part of the fetus's body has passed the mother's vaginal opening or is delivered outside the mother's external abdominal wall. The bill also defines "sharp curettage abortion" or "suction curettage abortion" as procedures where the fetus and products of conception are removed from the uterus using instruments or suction. Crucially, the bill makes it a crime, punishable by fines and imprisonment, for any person to intentionally cause the death of a living intact fetus while it is "partially born," with exceptions for abortions performed using sharp curettage or suction, and for medical procedures necessary to save the mother's life under specific conditions, including taking precautions to save the child's life and physician certification. The mother of the fetus cannot be prosecuted under this act.