HLS 18RS-692 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 287
BY REPRESENTATIVE EDMONDS
ABORTION: Provides relative to laws concerning abortion based on genetic abnormality
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 40:1061.1.2(C)(3), relative to the prohibition on abortion based on genetic
3 abnormality; to provide relative to information to be conveyed to a woman prior to
4 an abortion; to provide relative to violations of law pertaining to the furnishing of
5 such information; to limit the assessment of penalties in connection with such law;
6 and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1061.1.2(C)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1061.1.2. Abortion based on genetic abnormality; prohibition
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11 C.
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13 (3) No person shall be found in violation of this Subsection, and no penalty
14 for a violation of this Subsection shall be assessed, in any instance in which the
15 informational document required by this Subsection is not available for use.
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17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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HB NO. 287
1vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 287 Original 2018 Regular Session Edmonds
Abstract: Limits assessment of penalties in connection with certain law concerning
information to be conveyed to a woman prior to an abortion.
Present law prohibits intentionally performing or attempting to perform an abortion of an
unborn child of less than 20 weeks post-fertilization age without first providing the pregnant
woman with an informational document including resources, programs, and services for
pregnant women who have a diagnosis of fetal genetic abnormality and resources, programs,
and services for infants and children born with disabilities.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law stipulates that no person shall be found in violation of present law, and no
penalty for a violation of present law shall be assessed, in any instance in which the required
informational document is not available for use.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 40:1061.1.2(C)(3))
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