| 1 | Representative(s) Precourt offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (414279) (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 38-47 and insert: |
| 5 | b. The probable gestational age of the fetus, verified by |
| 6 | an ultrasound, at the time the termination of pregnancy is to be |
| 7 | performed. |
| 8 | (I) The ultrasound must be performed by the physician who |
| 9 | is to perform the abortion or person having documented evidence |
| 10 | that he or she has completed a course in the operation of |
| 11 | ultrasound equipment as prescribed by rule and who is working in |
| 12 | conjunction with the physician. |
| 13 | (II) The person performing the ultrasound must allow the |
| 14 | woman to view the live ultrasound images and a physician, or a |
| 15 | registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, advanced registered |
| 16 | nurse practitioner, or physician assistant working in |
| 17 | conjunction with the physician, must contemporaneously review |
| 18 | and explain the live ultrasound images to the woman prior to the |
| 19 | woman giving informed consent to having an abortion procedure |
| 20 | performed. |
| 21 | (III) The woman has a right to decline to view the |
| 22 | ultrasound images after she is informed of her right to view |
| 23 | them. If the woman declines to view the ultrasound images, the |
| 24 | woman shall complete a form acknowledging that she was offered |
| 25 | an opportunity to view her ultrasound but that she rejected that |
| 26 | opportunity. The form must also indicate that the woman's |
| 27 | decision not to view the ultrasound was not based on any undue |
| 28 | influence from any third party to discourage her from viewing |
| 29 | the images and that she declined to view the images of her own |
| 30 | free will. |
| 31 | c. The medical risks to the woman and fetus of carrying |
| 32 | the pregnancy to term. |
| 33 | 2. Printed materials prepared and provided by the |
| 34 | department have been provided to the pregnant woman, if she |
| 35 | chooses to view these materials, including: |
| 36 | a. A description of the fetus, including a description of |
| 37 | the various stages of development. |
| 38 | b. A list of entities agencies that offer alternatives to |
| 39 | terminating the pregnancy. |
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| 42 | Remove line(s) 574 and insert: |
| 43 | action for violation of specified provisions; |
| 44 | requiring an ultrasound be performed on any woman |
| 45 | obtaining an abortion; specifying who must perform an |
| 46 | ultrasound; providing that the ultrasound must be |
| 47 | reviewed with the patient prior to the woman giving |
| 48 | informed consent; specifying who must review the |
| 49 | ultrasound with the patient; providing that the woman |
| 50 | must certify in writing that she declined to review |
| 51 | the ultrasound and did so of her own free will and |
| 52 | without undue influence; revising requirements for |
| 53 | written materials; providing |