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2025 and 2026 HB2619 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone qualified to perform ultrasounds at the facility, or at a facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers provided by the facility, prior to the woman having any part of an abortion performed or induced and prior to the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for the abortion. Provides that, following the performance of an ultrasound on a woman, 72 hours must pass before the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for an abortion for the woman. Provides that the requirements of the Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the physician performing or inducing the abortion, there exists a medical emergency. Contains a severability provision. LRB104 10400 BDA 20475 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2619 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone qualified to perform ultrasounds at the facility, or at a facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers provided by the facility, prior to the woman having any part of an abortion performed or induced and prior to the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for the abortion. Provides that, following the performance of an ultrasound on a woman, 72 hours must pass before the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for an abortion for the woman. Provides that the requirements of the Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the physician performing or inducing the abortion, there exists a medical emergency. Contains a severability provision. LRB104 10400 BDA 20475 b LRB104 10400 BDA 20475 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2619 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone qualified to perform ultrasounds at the facility, or at a facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers provided by the facility, prior to the woman having any part of an abortion performed or induced and prior to the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for the abortion. Provides that, following the performance of an ultrasound on a woman, 72 hours must pass before the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for an abortion for the woman. Provides that the requirements of the Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the physician performing or inducing the abortion, there exists a medical emergency. Contains a severability provision.
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1 AN ACT concerning public health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Ultrasound Opportunity Act.
6 Section 5. Legislative findings and purpose.
7 (a) The General Assembly finds as follows:
8 (1) Ultrasound requirements serve an essential medical
9 purpose in confirming the presence, location, and
10 gestational age of a pregnancy.
11 (2) Ultrasound requirements also serve an essential
12 medical purpose in diagnosing ectopic pregnancies, which,
13 if left undiagnosed, can result in infertility or even
14 fatal blood loss.
15 (3) Furthermore, it is critical to the psychological
16 and physical well-being of a woman considering an abortion
17 that she receive complete and accurate information on the
18 reality and status of her pregnancy and of her unborn
19 child.
20 (4) The decision to abort "is an important, and often
21 a stressful one, and it is desirable and imperative that
22 it be made with full knowledge of its nature and
23 consequences". Planned Parenthood v. Danforth, 428 U.S.
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2619 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone qualified to perform ultrasounds at the facility, or at a facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers provided by the facility, prior to the woman having any part of an abortion performed or induced and prior to the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for the abortion. Provides that, following the performance of an ultrasound on a woman, 72 hours must pass before the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for an abortion for the woman. Provides that the requirements of the Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the physician performing or inducing the abortion, there exists a medical emergency. Contains a severability provision.
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1 52, 67 (1976).
2 (b) Based on the findings in subsection (a), the purposes
3 of this Act are to:
4 (1) protect the physical health and welfare of every
5 woman considering an abortion;
6 (2) ensure that every woman considering an abortion
7 receive complete information on the reality and status of
8 her pregnancy and of her unborn child and that every woman
9 submitting to an abortion do so only after giving her
10 voluntary and informed consent to the abortion procedure;
11 (3) protect the unborn child from a woman's uninformed
12 decision to have an abortion; and
13 (4) reduce "the risk that a woman may elect an
14 abortion, only to discover later, with devastating
15 psychological consequences, that her decision was not
16 fully informed". Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S.
17 833, 882 (1992).
18 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19 "Abortion" means the use of any instrument, medicine,
20 drug, or any other substance or device to terminate the
21 pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with an intention
22 other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to
23 preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, or
24 to remove a dead fetus.
25 "Medical emergency" means a condition that, on the basis
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1 of the physician's good faith clinical judgment, so
2 complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to
3 necessitate the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert
4 her death or for which a delay will create serious risk of
5 substantial and irreversible impairment of major bodily
6 function.
7 "Physician" means any person licensed to practice medicine
8 in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
9 "Qualified person" means a person having documented
10 evidence that he or she has completed a course in the operation
11 of ultrasound equipment and is in compliance with any other
12 requirements of law regarding the operation of ultrasound
13 equipment.
14 Section 15. Offer of ultrasound required.
15 (a) At any facility where abortions are performed, the
16 physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring
17 physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction
18 with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an
19 abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive
20 and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone
21 qualified to perform ultrasounds at the facility, or at a
22 facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers
23 provided by the facility, prior to the woman having any part of
24 an abortion performed or induced, and prior to the
25 administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation
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1 for the abortion.
2 (b) The ultrasound shall be performed by a qualified
3 person or persons. The active ultrasound image must be of a
4 quality consistent with standard medical practice. The woman's
5 response to the offer must be documented by the facility,
6 including the date and time of the offer and the woman's
7 signature attesting to her informed decision to accept or
8 decline the offer.
9 (c) Following the performance of an ultrasound on the
10 woman, 72 hours must pass before the administration of any
11 anesthesia or medication in preparation for an abortion for
12 the woman.
13 Section 20. Medical emergency. The requirements under this
14 Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the
15 physician performing or inducing the abortion based on the
16 particular facts of the case before him or her, there exists a
17 medical emergency.
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