Bill > H934

This bill aims to prohibit certain abortions in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. It prohibits abortions of unborn children capable of feeling pain, unless the abortion is the unintended consequence of preventing or treating a serious health risk to the mother. 2. It defines an unborn child as capable of feeling pain at 20 weeks of gestational age or more. 3. It requires physicians to determine the gestational age of the unborn child before performing an abortion, except in medical emergencies. 4. It imposes criminal penalties of up to 5 years in prison for violations of these new requirements. 5. It mandates certain medical procedures and reporting requirements for abortions performed under the new law, including the preservation of the life and health of the aborted child. 6. It requires that abortions under the new law be performed in hospitals authorized to provide obstetrical services.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H934