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Life Gauge Bills: 2009


Life Gauge's 46 bills introduced in the House in 2009  --- 

HJR 10   __ Nothing in Constitution secures or protects right to abortion or abortion funding.  Sumner, Sobonya.  Constl Rev, Jud.
HB 2008 __ Defining "deceased":  deceased victim includes unborn children under first/second degree murder.  Rowan.  Jud.
HB 2028 __ When body part of an unborn child is outside the womb, the child is born, and a citizen of the state .  Duke.  HHR.
HB 2029 __  Medical workers have the right to refuse to participate in any abortion-related activity.  Schadler.  HHR.
HB 2035 __ Prior to an abortion, pregnancy test must be administered.  Evans.  HHR.

HB 2057 __ Requiring the DHHR to enforce specific abortion clinic regulations.  Hamilton, Romine.  HHR.
HB 2058 __ No State-Funded Transportation for Abortion Act.  Ireland, Romine.  
HB 2073 __ Abortion providers notify parents of a minor seeking an abortion 48 hours before procedure.   Border.  Judiciary.
HB 2094 __ Porter.  

HB 2146 __ Requiring abortion facilities to have certain written policies and procedures.  Azinger.  HHR. 

HB 2237 __ Establishing the crime of partial birth infanticide.  Border.  HHR.
HB 2254 __ Requiring notice of an abortion to be provided to the father of the unborn child.  Walters.  Judiciary.
HB 2257 __ Prohibiting family planning centers that receive state funding from discussing abortion.  Walters.  HHR.
HB 2263 __ Estimate the gestational age of the fetus by ultrasound.  Carmichael.  HHR.
HB 2278 __ Abortions be performed in hospitals or by physicians with admitting privileges to a hospital.  Azinger.  HHR.
HB 2302 __ Prohibiting abortion when reason is the gender of the fetus.  Romine, Schoen.  HHR.
HB 2303 __ Pharmacists may refuse to fill prescriptions that can be used for abortion.  Schoen.  HHR.
HB 2313 __ Woman seeking abortion must be given the opportunity to see an ultrasound image.  Ellem.  HHR.
HB 2329 __ Requiring all high schools include a course in fetal development.  Carol Miller.  Education, Judiciary.
HB 2339 __ Allowing a hospital physician to decline performing an abortion.  Reynolds.  HHR, Judiciary.

HB 2493 __ Physician must receive parental consent that is in writing.  Blair, Sumner.  Judiciary.
HB 2516 __ Prohibiting a business or organization from performing abortions in a public facility.  Blair.  HHR, Judiciary.
HB 2520 __ Reporting requirements when woman suffers injury or death due to abortion.  John Miller.  HHR, Judiciary.
HB 2543 __ Prohibiting abortions at state college or university medical facilities.  Schoen, Blair.  HHR, Judiciary.
HB 2590 __ DHHR must maintain information about judicial bypasses re parental notification.  Porter, Sumner.  Govt Org, Jud.
HB 2611 __ Illegal to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without consent.  Sobonya.  HHR, Judiciary.
HB 2614 __ Prohibiting school employees from promoting abortion.  Sobonya, Rowan, Carol Miller, Reynolds.  HHR, Judiciary.
HB 2636 __ Facilities providing abortions to obtain parental consent in writing.  Rodighiero, Stephens, Reynolds.  Judiciary.
HB 2717 __ Abortionists must take steps designed to save the life of any aborted live fetus.  Rowan, Porter.  HHR, Judiciary.
HB 2797 __ Prohibiting state funding of abortions.  Rodighiero, et al.  HHR.  Judic. 

HB 2846 __ Criminalizing abortion to the fullest extent allowed by laws and rulings.  Louisos.  Judiciary.

HB 2847 __ Prohibiting the use of the body of a fetus for certain purposes.  Shaver.  HHR, Judiciary.
HB 2856 __ Authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue a "Choose Life" license plate.  Stephens et al.  Roads, Finance.
HB 2878 __ Abortion Complication Reporting Act.  Ashley.  Judiciary.
HB 2906 __ Prohibiting persons who are not licensed physicians from performing an abortion.  Shook.  Judiciary.
HB 2942 __ Prohibiting subsidies to entities that perform abortions.  Lane.  Judiciary.
HB 3106 __  Anesthesia for unborn being aborted.  Cowles.  HHR.  Judiciary.
HB 3135 __ Report abortions performed due to perceived congenital defects.  Andes.  HHR. Judic.
HB 3162 __ Prohibiting coverage for abortions under state insurance plans.  McGeehan.  HHR.  Judic.
HB 3177 __ Banning abortions in instances where the fetus could survive if delivered.  Miley.  HHR, Judic.
HB 3187 __ DHHR shall not assist to obtain an abortion to greater extent than required by law.  Poling.  HHR, Judic.

HB 3193 __ Prohibiting cloning human embryos in state medical school, colleges or universities.  Armstead.  HHR, Judic.
HB 3218 __ Women seeking abortion must provide 2 IDs.  Walker, Smith, Daniel Poling, Hall, Phillips.  Judic.
HB 3223 __ Report of Induced Abortions Act.  Overington.  Govt Org, Judic.
HB 3234 __ Fetal models must be displayed in schools.  Hall, Eldridge, Walker, Skaff, Stowers.  Education, Judiciary.
HB 3251 __ Prohibiting abortion by person who has committed medical malpractice.  Shott.  HHR, Judiciary.

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Life Gauge's eleven bills introduced in the Senate, 2009.

SJR 3 __ Constitution does not require state pay for or secure right to abortion.  Hall.  Judic, Finance.
SJR 6 __ Constitution does not require state pay for abortion.  Caruth.  Judic, Finance.

SB 38 __ Allowing pharmacists to refuse dispensing certain abortion-related prescriptions.  Sypolt.  HHR, Judiciary.
SB 39 __ Prohibiting certain state medical facilities from performing abortions.  Sypolt.  HHR.
SB 50 __ Requiring women seeking abortion opportunity to view fetus ultrasound image.  Caruth, Sypolt.  HHR, Judic.
SB 54 __ Requiring abortion-related statistics' collection.  Hall, Barnes, Sypolt.  HHR, Judiciary.
SB 135 __ Providing certain fetuses anesthesia.  Also, babies born alive to be cared for.  Barnes, Sypolt.  HHR, Judic.
SB 138 __ Prohibiting gender-based abortions.  Barnes, Sypolt.  HHR, Judic.
SB 140 __ Prohibiting subsidies to entities performing abortions.  Guills, Deem, Sypolt.  HHR, Finance.
SB 688__ Prohibiting interstate transport of minor for abortion without parental consent.  Green.  HHR, Judiciary.  
SB 703 __ Relating to certain abortion reporting requirements.  Green.  HHR, Judiciary.

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Other protective bills not connected to Life Gauge's efforts, bills that serve the purpose of disguising legislators' recorded votes against the babies . . .   It doesn't take anything to introduce a bill.  It costs nothing in terms of political capital, and means nothing in terms of actually protecting babies.  All of the lead sponsors in this list have on record actions or votes that harm unborn babies, and therefore these legislators have received a permanent grade of F from Life Gauge ...

HB 2015 __  Creating the criminal offense of injury to a pregnant woman that results in miscarriage or stillbirth.  Hatfield.  To Judiciary.
HB 2455 __ Relating to parental notification requirements for obtaining abortions by unemancipated minors.  Boggs.
HB 2598 __  Relating to parental notification requirements for abortions performed on minors.  Cann, Fragale, Kominar, Perry, Iaquinta.
HB 2610 __ Prohibiting state funding of abortions.  Boggs, Eldridge, Stephens, Barker, Carmichael, Kominar, Rowan, Sumner, Armstead.
HB 3159 __ Prohibiting moneys from state to be expended for any abortion.  Boggs, et al.


SB 33 __  Relating to parental notification for unemancipated minor obtaining abortion .  Prezioso, et al.
SB 76 __ Prohibiting state funding of abortions.  Kessler, et al.  Judiciary, Finance.

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Bills from the other side . . . 

HB 2053 __  Prohibiting pharmacists and other persons involved in dispensing medicines from refusing to fill prescriptions.  Hatfield, Doyle.
HB 2238 __ Providing rape victims with reliable emergency information regarding pregnancy and abortion, and providing those victims with emergency contraception if they desire 
HB 2373 __ Requiring faith-based, abstinence-only and antichoice facilities to have written policies and procedures.  
HB 2374 __ Requiring any faith-based facility that counsels women regarding contraception, abortion or pregnancy to maintain a quality assurance program 

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