Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1573 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to exceptions to the limitation on 2
16	16	termination of pregnancies; amending s. 390.011, F.S.; 3
17	17	revising the definition of the term "fatal fetal 4
18	18	abnormality"; amending s. 390.0111, F.S.; providing 5
19	19	that one physician, rather than two physicians, must 6
20	20	make specified medical determinations for purposes of 7
21	21	specified medical exceptions to the limitation on 8
22	22	termination of pregnancies; revising the criter ia of a 9
23	23	specified medical exception; providing an effective 10
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26	26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28	28	Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 390.011, Florida 15
29	29	Statutes, is amended to read: 16
30	30	390.011 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 17
31	31	(6) "Fatal fetal abnormality" means a terminal condition 18
32	32	that, in reasonable medical judgment, regardless of the 19
33	33	provision of life-saving medical treatment, is incompatible with 20
34	34	prolonged life outside the womb and will likely result in death 21
35	35	upon birth or imminently thereafter . 22
36	36	Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 390.0111, Florida 23
37	37	Statutes, is amended to read: 24
38	38	390.0111 Termination of pregnancies. — 25
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51	51	(1) TERMINATION AFTER GESTATIONAL AGE OF 6 WEEKS; WHEN 26
52	52	ALLOWED.—A physician may not knowingly perform or induce a 27
53	53	termination of pregnancy if the physician determines the 28
54	54	gestational age of the fetus is more than 6 weeks unless one of 29
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56	56	(a) A physician determines Two physicians certify in 31
57	57	writing that, in reasonable medical judgment, the termination of 32
58	58	the pregnancy is necessary to save or prolong the pregnant 33
59	59	woman's life or avert a serious risk of substantial and 34
60	60	irreversible physical impairment or morbidity of a major bodily 35
61	61	function of the pregnant woman other than a psychological 36
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63	63	(b) The physician certifies in writing that, in reasonable 38
64	64	medical judgment, there is a medical necessity for legitimate 39
65	65	emergency medical procedures for termination of the pregnancy to 40
66	66	save the pregnant woman' s life or avert a serious risk of 41
67	67	imminent substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a 42
68	68	major bodily function of the pregnant woman other than a 43
69	69	psychological condition, and another physician is not available 44
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71	71	(b)(c) A physician determines The pregnancy has not 46
72	72	progressed to the third trimester and two physicians certify in 47
73	73	writing that, in reasonable medical judgment, the fetus has a 48
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75	75	(c)(d) The pregnancy is the result of rape, incest, or 50
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88	88	human trafficking and the gestational age of the fetus is not 51
89	89	more than 15 weeks as determined by the physician. At the time 52
90	90	the woman schedules or arrives for her appointment to obtain the 53
91	91	abortion, she must provide a copy of a restraining order, police 54
92	92	report, medical record, or other court order or documentation 55
93	93	providing evidence that she is obtaining the termination of 56
94	94	pregnancy because she is a victim of rape, incest, or human 57
95	95	trafficking. If the woman is 18 years of age or older, the 58
96	96	physician must report any know n or suspected human trafficking 59
97	97	to a local law enforcement agency. If the woman is a minor, the 60
98	98	physician must report the incident of rape, incest, or human 61
99	99	trafficking to the central abuse hotline as required by s. 62
100	100	39.201. 63
101	101	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 64