1 | Representative Sobel offered the following: |
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3 | Amendment (with ballot statement and title amendments) |
4 | Between lines 19 and 20, insert: |
5 | Parental notification is waived if the referring physician or |
6 | physician performing the abortion documents in the patient's |
7 | medical records that the minor is sufficiently mature to decide |
8 | whether to terminate her pregnancy, the physician has advised |
9 | the minor to talk to her parent or guardian, and the minor has |
10 | received counsel from an adult relative or licensed physician, |
11 | psychologist, social worker, nurse practitioner, guidance |
12 | counselor, practical nurse, registered nurse, or ordained member |
13 | of the clergy. |
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16 | Remove line 27 and insert: |
17 | minor prior to the performance of an abortion on the minor and |
18 | to provide that parental notification is waived if the referring |
19 | physician or physician performing the abortion documents in the |
20 | patient's medical records that the minor is sufficiently mature |
21 | to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy, the physician has |
22 | advised the minor to talk to her parent or guardian, and the |
23 | minor has received counsel from an adult relative or licensed |
24 | physician, psychologist, social worker, nurse practitioner, |
25 | guidance counselor, practical nurse, registered nurse, or |
26 | ordained member of the clergy. |
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29 | Remove line 5 and insert: |
30 | minor and waiver of such notification under certain conditions. |