H. B. 3200
(By Delegate Boggs)
[Introduced March 24, 2005 ; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto
a new section, designated §16-2F-10 , relating to
allowing hospitals to perform abortions only if the mother's life is in imminent
danger.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding
thereto a new section, designated §16-2F-10 , to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2F. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF ABORTIONS PERFORMED ON UNEMANCIPATED
MINORS.
§16-2F-10. Hospital may only perform abortions if the life of the mother is
in imminent danger.
A hospital may not be required to perform any abortion, except
in cases when the life of the mother is in imminent danger.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow hospitals to perform abortions only
if the mother's life is in imminent danger.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been
omitted.