U.S. Congress - H.R.649 Ultrasound Informed Consent Act
H.R.649 - Ultrasound Informed Consent Act
To ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion. as introduced.
- Short: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act as introduced.
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Official Summary
1/22/2009--Introduced.Ultrasound Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, explain the results, display the ultrasounOfficial Summary
1/22/2009--Introduced.Ultrasound Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, explain the results, display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them, and provide a medical description of the ultrasound images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus and the presence of external members and internal organs, if present and viewable. Provides for:(1) civil penalties for willful failure to comply; and
(2) a medical emergency exception. Prohibits construing this Act to require a woman to view the images or penalizing the physician or the woman if she refuses to look at the images.
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H.R.649 Ultrasound Informed Consent Act
selinaafranco
October 29, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 21st Congressional district of Florida. I oppose H.R.649 - Ultrasound Informed Consent Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
And I Am A Republican Selina Almirantes Duncan Franco -
H.R.649 Ultrasound Informed Consent Act
selinaafranco
October 29, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 21st Congressional district of Florida. I oppose H.R.649 - Ultrasound Informed Consent Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Selina Almirantes Duncan Franco
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