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HB 549 Original 2023 Regular Session Glover
Abstract: Adds rape and incest to the list of acts performed by a physician that shall not be
considered an abortion.
Present law defines "abortion" and provides a list of acts performed by a physician that shall not, by
definition, be considered acts of abortion.
Proposed law extends present law by providing that the termination of a pregnancy that is the result
of an act constituting a sex offense or a sexual offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in
present law shall not be considered an act of abortion.
Proposed law further provides that the provisions of proposed law shall not require any of the
following:
(1)A police or investigatory report.
(2)Forensic evidence provided by the pregnant female.
(3)A prosecution of the alleged offense.
Proposed law provides that nothing in proposed law shall be construed to negate or impair any
provision of present law relative to the mandatory reporting of crimes against children under the age
of 18 years.
(Amends R.S. 40:1061(G)-(J); Adds 14:87.1(1)(b)(vii) and R.S. 40:1061(K))