Pennsylvania HB2005 amends abortion laws to require private medical consultations and informed consent.
Pennsylvania HB2005 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to enhance medical consultation and informed consent requirements for abortions. The bill mandates that, except in medical emergencies, a woman seeking an abortion must have a private consultation with the physician performing the abortion or a referring physician. During this consultation, the physician must inform the woman about the nature of the procedure, risks, alternatives, probable gestational age of the unborn child, and medical risks associated with carrying the child to term.
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