HB26

In provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal notice, to determination of gestational age, to abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, to infanticide, to prohibited acts and to reporting, further providing for publicly owned facilities, public officials and public funds and for fetal experimentation and repealing provisions relating to civil penalties, to criminal penalties, to State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and to construction; providing for reproductive rights; repealing provisions relating to compliance with Federal health care legislation as to regulation of insurers and related persons generally; and imposing penalties.

Introduced·1/8/25
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania HB26 repeals abortion regulations and introduces new provisions for reproductive rights.

Pennsylvania HB26 repeals existing abortion regulations and introduces new provisions for reproductive rights. It removes provisions related to medical consultation, informed consent, parental consent, abortion facilities, printed information, Commonwealth interference, spousal notice, gestational age determination, abortion on unborn children of 24 or more weeks, infanticide, prohibited acts, civil penalties, criminal penalties, and State Board of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine. The bill also repeals compliance with federal health care legislation regarding insurers and related persons.

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History

Jan 8, 2025

House

Referred to Health