Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1230 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1230
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1230
8	8	J1, J2 2lr2666
9	9	HB 1355/18 – HGO
10	10	By: Delegates Wivell, Arentz, Arikan, Boteler, M. Fisher, Grammer, Griffith,
11	11	Krebs, McComas, McKay, Morgan, Parrott, Rose, Shoemaker, Szeliga, and
12	12	Thiam
13	13	Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022
14	14	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
15	15
16	16	A BILL ENTITLED
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18	18	AN ACT concerning 1
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20	20	Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act of 2022 2
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22	22	FOR the purpose of prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, the performance of or 3
23	23	the attempt to perform a dismemberment abortion that kills an unborn child of a 4
24	24	pregnant woman; authorizing a certain individual to seek a hearing before the State 5
25	25	Board of Physicians on a certain issue; authorizing certain individuals to bring a civil 6
26	26	action or to apply to a certain court for permanent injunctive relief against a certain 7
27	27	individual under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the Unborn Child 8
28	28	Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act. 9
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30	30	BY adding to 10
31	31	Article – Health – General 11
32	32	Section 20–217 through 20–223 to be under the new part “Part V. Unborn Child 12
33	33	Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act” 13
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
35	35	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
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37	37	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
38	38	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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40	40	Article – Health – General 18
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42	42	20–215. RESERVED. 19
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44	44	20–216. RESERVED. 20
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46	46	PART V. UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION FROM DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION 21
47	47	ACT. 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1230
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51	51	20–217. 1
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53	53	(A) IN THIS PART THE FOLL OWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
54	54	INDICATED. 3
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56	56	(B) “ABORTION” MEANS THE USE OF ANY INSTRUMENT , MEDICINE, DRUG, 4
57	57	OR OTHER SUBSTANCE O R DEVICE TO: 5
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59	59	(1) PURPOSELY KILL THE UN BORN CHILD OF A PREG NANT WOMAN; 6
60	60	OR 7
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62	62	(2) PURPOSELY TERMINATE T HE PREGNANCY OF A PR EGNANT 8
63	63	WOMAN, WITH A PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO: 9
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65	65	(I) AFTER VIABILITY, PRODUCE A LIVE BIRTH AND PRESERVE 10
66	66	THE LIFE AND HEALTH OF THE CHILD BORN AL IVE; OR 11
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68	68	(II) REMOVE THE REMAINS OF A DEAD UNBORN CHILD. 12
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70	70	(C) (1) “ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A DISMEMBERMENT ABORTI ON” MEANS 13
71	71	AN ACT OR AN OMISSIO N OF A STATUTORILY R EQUIRED ACT THAT , UNDER THE 14
72	72	CIRCUMSTANCES AS THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES THEM TO BE , CONSTITUTES A 15
73	73	SUBSTANTIAL STEP IN A COURSE OF CONDUCT PLANNED TO C ULMINATE IN THE 16
74	74	PERFORMANCE OF A DIS MEMBERMENT ABORTION . 17
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76	76	(2) “ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A DISMEMBERMENT ABORTI ON” 18
77	77	INCLUDES: 19
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79	79	(I) AGREEING WITH AN INDI VIDUAL TO PERFORM A 20
80	80	DISMEMBERMENT ABORTI ON ON THE INDIVIDUAL OR ON ANY OTHER INDI VIDUAL, 21
81	81	WHETHER OR NOT : 22
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83	83	1. THE TERM “DISMEMBERMENT ABORTI ON” IS USED IN 23
84	84	THE AGREEMENT ; OR 24
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86	86	2. THE AGREEMENT IS CONT INGENT ON ANOTHER 25
87	87	FACTOR SUCH AS RECEI PT OF PAYMENT OR A D ETERMINATION OF PREG NANCY; AND 26
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89	89	(II) SCHEDULING OR PLANNIN G A TIME TO PERFORM A 27
90	90	DISMEMBERMENT ABO RTION ON AN INDIVIDU AL, WHETHER OR NOT : 28
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92	92	1. THE TERM “DISMEMBERMENT ABORTI ON” IS USED; 29
93	93	OR 30 HOUSE BILL 1230 3
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97	97	2. THE PERFORMANCE OF TH E DISMEMBERMENT 1
98	98	ABORTION IS CONTINGE NT ON ANOTHER FACTOR SUCH AS RECEIPT OF P AYMENT OR 2
99	99	A DETERMINATION OF P REGNANCY. 3
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101	101	(D) (1) “DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION ” MEANS, WITH THE INTENT TO 4
102	102	CAUSE THE DEATH OF T HE UNBORN CHILD , TO PURPOSELY DISMEMB ER A LIVING 5
103	103	UNBORN CHILD BY USIN G CLAMPS, GRASPING FORCEPS , TONGS, SCISSORS, OR 6
104	104	SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS THAT, THROUGH THE CONVERGE NCE OF TWO RIGID LEV ERS, 7
105	105	SLICE, CRUSH, OR GRASP A PORTION O F THE UNBORN CHILD ’S BODY TO CUT OR RIP 8
106	106	IT OFF AND TO EXTRAC T THE PIECES OF THE BODY OF THE UNBORN C HILD ONE AT 9
107	107	A TIME WITH THE AFOR EMENTIONED DEVICES O R TOOLS OR BY USE OF A SUCTION 10
108	108	DEVICE. 11
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110	110	(2) “DISMEMBERMENT ABORTIO N” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN AB ORTION 12
111	111	THAT USES ONLY SUCTION TO DISMEMBER THE BODY OF THE UNBO RN CHILD BY 13
112	112	SUCKING FETAL PARTS IN THEIR ENTIRETY IN TO A COLLECTION CONT AINER. 14
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114	114	(E) “PHYSICIAN” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 20–207 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 15
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116	116	(F) “PURPOSELY” MEANS: 16
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118	118	(1) REGARDING A MATERIAL ELEMENT OF A VIOLATI ON, AN 17
119	119	INDIVIDUAL’S CHOICE TO CONSCIOU SLY ENGAGE IN CONDUC T OF THAT NATURE OR 18
120	120	TO CAUSE THAT RESULT ; OR 19
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122	122	(2) REGARDING AN ELEMENT THAT INVOLVES THE AT TENDANT 20
123	123	CIRCUMSTANCES OF A V IOLATION, THE INDIVIDU AL IS AWARE OF THE E XISTENCE 21
124	124	OF THOSE CIRCUMSTANC ES OR BELIEVES OR HO PES THAT THOSE CIRCU MSTANCES 22
125	125	EXIST. 23
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127	127	(G) (1) “SERIOUS HEALTH RISK T O THE PREGNANT WOMAN ” MEANS 24
128	128	THAT, IN THE REASONABLE ME DICAL JUDGMENT OF A PHYSICIAN, THE PREGNANT 25
129	129	WOMAN HAS A CONDITIO N THAT SO COMPLICATES HER MEDICAL CONDITIO N THAT 26
130	130	IT NECESSITATES THE ABORTION OF HER PREG NANCY TO AVERT HER D EATH OR TO 27
131	131	AVERT A SERIOUS RISK OF SUBSTANTIAL AND I RREVERSIBLE PHYSICAL 28
132	132	IMPAIRMENT OF A MAJO R BODILY FUNCTION . 29
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134	134	(2) “SERIOUS HEALTH RISK T O THE PREGNANT WOMAN ” DOES NOT 30
135	135	INCLUDE A PSYCHOLOGI CAL OR EMOTIONAL CON DITION, INCLUDING A CONDITIO N 31
136	136	THAT IS BASED ON A C LAIM OR DIAGNOSIS TH AT THE PREGNANT WOMA N WILL 32
137	137	ENGAGE IN CONDUCT TH AT SHE INTENDS TO RE SULT IN HER DEATH OR IN 33
138	138	SUBSTANTIAL AND IRRE VERSIBLE PH YSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF A MAJOR BODILY 34
139	139	FUNCTION. 35 4 HOUSE BILL 1230
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143	143	(H) “WOMAN” MEANS A FEMALE HUMAN BEING OF ANY AGE . 1
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145	145	20–218. 2
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147	147	AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT PURPOSELY PERFORM OR ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A 3
148	148	DISMEMBERMENT ABORTI ON THAT KILLS AN UNB ORN CHILD UNLESS THE 4
149	149	ABORTION IS NECESSAR Y TO PREVENT A SERIOUS HEALTH RISK TO THE P REGNANT 5
150	150	WOMAN. 6
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152	152	20–219. 7
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154	154	(A) AN INDIVIDUAL ACCUSED IN ANY PROCEEDING OF A VIOLATION OF § 8
155	155	20–218 OF THIS SUBTITLE MAY SEEK A HEARING BEFOR E THE STATE BOARD OF 9
156	156	PHYSICIANS ON WHETHER THE DISMEMBERMENT AB ORTION WAS N ECESSARY TO 10
157	157	PREVENT A SERIOUS HE ALTH RISK TO THE PRE GNANT WOMAN . 11
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159	159	(B) (1) THE STATE BOARD OF PHYSICIANS’ FINDINGS FROM A HEAR ING 12
160	160	UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION ARE ADMISSIBLE ON THAT I SSUE AT ANY 13
161	161	TRIAL IN WHICH A VIO LATION OF § 20–218 OF THIS SUBTITLE IS ALLEGED . 14
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163	163	(2) ON A MOTION OF THE DE FENDANT, THE COURT SHALL DELA Y THE 15
164	164	BEGINNING OF THE TRI AL FOR NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS TO ALLOW FOR A HEARING 16
165	165	UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 17
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167	167	(C) THE FOLLOWING INDIVID UALS MAY NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR 18
168	168	PERFORMING OR ATTEMPTIN G TO PERFORM A DISME MBERMENT ABORTION : 19
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170	170	(1) THE PREGNANT WOMAN ON WHOM THE DISMEMBERME NT 20
171	171	ABORTION WAS PERFORM ED OR ATTEMPTED ; 21
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173	173	(2) ANY NURSE, TECHNICIAN, SECRETARY, RECEPTIONIST , OR OTHER 22
174	174	EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF A PHYSICIAN WHO PERF ORMED OR ATTEMPTED TO 23
175	175	PERFORM A DISMEMBERM ENT ABORTION WHO ACT S AT THE DIRECTION O F THE 24
176	176	PHYSICIAN; OR 25
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178	178	(3) ANY PHARMACIST OR OTH ER INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT A 26
179	179	PHARMACIST BUT WHO F ILLS A PRESCRIPTION OR PROVIDES INSTRUME NTS OR 27
180	180	MATERIALS USED IN A DISMEMBERMENT A BORTION AT THE DIREC TION OF OR TO A 28
181	181	PHYSICIAN WHO PERFOR MED OR ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A DISMEMBERM ENT 29
182	182	ABORTION. 30
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184	184	(D) THIS PART MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT AN ABORTION FOR 31
185	185	ANY REASON, INCLUDING RAPE AND I NCEST, OR BY ANY OTHER METH OD. 32 HOUSE BILL 1230 5
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189	189	20–220. 1
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191	191	(A) (1) ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS MAY BRIN G AN ACTION TO 2
192	192	OBTAIN A PERMANENT I NJUNCTION AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS P ERFORMED 3
193	193	OR ATTEMPTED TO PERF ORM A DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION IN VIOLATIO N OF 4
194	194	§ 20–218 OF THIS SUBTITLE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY WHE RE THE 5
195	195	INDIVIDUAL RESIDES O R WHERE THE DISMEMBE RMENT ABORTION WAS 6
196	196	PERFORMED : 7
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198	198	(I) A PREGNANT WOMAN ON WH OM A DISMEMBERMENT 8
199	199	ABORTION WAS PERFORM ED OR ATTEMPTED ; 9
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201	201	(II) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS THE SPOUSE , THE PARENT OR 10
202	202	GUARDIAN, OR A LICENSED OR FOR MERLY LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OF A 11
203	203	WOMAN ON WHOM A DISM EMBERMENT ABORTION W AS PERFORMED OR ATTE MPTED; 12
204	204	OR 13
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206	206	(III) A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY WITH APPROPRIATE 14
207	207	JURISDICTION. 15
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209	209	(2) THE INJUNCTION SHALL PREVENT THE DEFENDAN T FROM 16
210	210	PERFORMING OR ATTEMP TING TO PERFO RM DISMEMBERMENT ABO RTIONS IN 17
211	211	VIOLATION OF § 20–218 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 18
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213	213	(B) (1) THE FOLLOWING INDIVID UALS MAY BRING A CIV IL ACTION 19
214	214	AGAINST AN INDIVIDUA L WHO PERFORMED A DI SMEMBERMENT ABORTION IN 20
215	215	VIOLATION OF § 20–218 OF THIS SUBTITLE: 21
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217	217	(I) ANY WOMAN ON WHOM A DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION HAS 22
218	218	BEEN PERFORMED IN VI OLATION OF § 20–218 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; 23
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220	220	(II) THE FATHER OF THE UNB ORN CHILD, IF MARRIED TO THE 24
221	221	WOMAN AT THE TIME TH E DISMEMBERMENT ABOR TION WAS PERFORMED ; OR 25
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223	223	(III) IF THE PREGNANT WOMAN WAS A MINO R AT THE TIME OF 26
224	224	THE DISMEMBERMENT AB ORTION OR DIED AS A RESULT OF THE DISMEM BERMENT 27
225	225	ABORTION, THE MATERNAL GRANDPA RENTS OF THE UNBORN CHILD. 28
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227	227	(2) (I) A CIVIL ACTION TAKEN U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 29
228	228	SUBSECTION MAY SEEK THE IMPOSITION OF DA MAGES AS SET F ORTH IN 30
229	229	SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , AN INJUNCTION TO PRO HIBIT THE 31
230	230	INDIVIDUAL FROM CONT INUING THE VIOLATION , OR BOTH. 32 6 HOUSE BILL 1230
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234	234	(II) THE COURT MAY AWARD : 1
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236	236	1. MONETARY DAMAGES FOR ALL INJURIES INCURRE D 2
237	237	BY THE INDIVIDUAL AS A RESULT OF THE DISM EMBERMEN T ABORTION, INCLUDING 3
238	238	PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PH YSICAL INJURIES; AND 4
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240	240	2. STATUTORY DAMAGES EQU AL TO THREE TIMES TH E 5
241	241	COST OF THE DISMEMBE RMENT ABORTION . 6
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243	243	(3) NO DAMAGES MAY BE AWA RDED TO A PLAINTIFF IF THE 7
244	244	PREGNANCY RESULTED F ROM THE PLAINTIFF ’S CRIMINAL CO NDUCT. 8
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246	246	(C) (1) IF A JUDGMENT IS REND ERED IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF IN AN 9
247	247	ACTION TAKEN UNDER S UBSECTION (A) OR (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL 10
248	248	ORDER A REASONABLE A TTORNEY’S FEE FOR THE PLAINT IFF AGAINST THE 11
249	249	DEFENDANT . 12
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251	251	(2) IF A JUDGMENT IS REND ERED IN FAVOR OF THE DEFE NDANT IN 13
252	252	AN ACTION TAKEN UNDE R SUBSECTION (A) OR (B) OF THIS SECTION AND THE COURT 14
253	253	FINDS THAT THE PLAIN TIFF’S SUIT WAS FRIVOLOUS AND BROUGHT IN BAD F AITH, 15
254	254	THE COURT SHALL ORDE R A REASONABLE ATTOR NEY’S FEE IN FAVOR OF TH E 16
255	255	DEFENDANT AGAI NST THE PLAINTIFF . 17
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257	257	(3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A 18
258	258	COURT MAY NOT ASSESS AN ATTORNEY ’S FEE AGAINST THE WO MAN ON WHOM A 19
259	259	DISMEMBERMENT ABORTI ON WAS PERFORMED OR ATTEMPTED . 20
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261	261	20–221. 21
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263	263	(A) IN ANY CIVIL, CRIMINAL, OR ADMINISTRATI VE PROCEEDING OR ACT ION 22
264	264	BROUGHT UNDER THIS P ART, THE COURT SHALL DETE RMINE WHETHER THE 23
265	265	IDENTITY OF ANY WOMA N ON WHOM A DISMEMBE RMENT ABORTION WAS 24
266	266	PERFORMED OR ATTEMPT ED SHALL BE PRESERVE D FROM PUBLIC DISCLO SURE IF 25
267	267	SHE DOES NOT GIVE HE R CONSENT TO THE DIS CLOSURE. 26
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269	269	(B) (1) IF A COURT FINDS THAT THE WOMAN ’S ANONYMITY SHOULD B E 27
270	270	PRESERVED UNDER SUBS ECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL : 28
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272	272	(I) ISSUE A GAG ORDER TO THE PARTIES, WITNESSES, AND 29
273	273	COUNSEL; 30
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275	275	(II) SEAL THE RECORD ; AND 31 HOUSE BILL 1230 7
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279	279	(III) EXCLUDE UNAUTHORIZED INDIVID UALS FROM THE 1
280	280	COURTROOM OR HEARING ROOM TO THE EXTENT N ECESSARY TO SAFEGUAR D HER 2
281	281	IDENTITY FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. 3
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283	283	(2) EACH ORDER ISSUED UND ER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 4
284	284	SUBSECTION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SPECI FIC WRITTEN FINDINGS 5
285	285	EXPLAINING: 6
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287	287	(I) WHY THE IDENTITY OF T HE WOMAN SHOULD BE P RESERVED 7
288	288	FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSU RE; 8
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290	290	(II) WHY THE ORDER IS ESSE NTIAL TO PRESERVING THE 9
291	291	WOMAN’S ANONYMITY; 10
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293	293	(III) HOW THE ORDER IS NARR OWLY TAILORED TO SER VE THE 11
294	294	WOMAN’S INTERESTS; AND 12
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296	296	(IV) WHY NO REASONABLE , LESS RESTRICTIVE ALT ERNATIVE 13
297	297	EXISTS. 14
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299	299	(C) IN THE ABSENCE OF THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF T HE WOMAN ON WHOM 15
300	300	A DISMEMBERMENT ABOR TION WAS PERFORMED O R ATTEMPTED , ANY INDIVIDUAL 16
301	301	OTHER THAN A PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO BRINGS AN ACTION UNDER § 20–220 OF THIS 17
302	302	SUBTITLE SHALL DO SO UNDER A PSEUDONYM . 18
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304	304	(D) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO CONC EAL THE IDENTITY OF 19
305	305	THE PLAINTIFF OR OF A WITNESS FROM THE D EFENDANT OR FROM AN ATTORNEY 20
306	306	FOR THE DEFENDANT . 21
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308	308	20–222. 22
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310	310	THIS PART MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE OR RECOGNIZE A RIGHT TO 23
311	311	AN ABORTION OR A RIG HT TO A PARTICULAR M ETHOD OF ABORTION . 24
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313	313	20–223. 25
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315	315	THIS PART MAY BE CITE D AS THE MARYLAND UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION 26
316	316	FROM DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION ACT. 27
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318	318	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effe ct 28
319	319	October 1, 2022. 29