Post by Logan on Feb 28, 2016 5:48:13 GMT -6
Utah abortion bill would mandate anesthesia for fetus after 20 weeks
As Utah law now stands, abortion providers must inform a patient that a fetus may feel pain after 20 weeks of gestation and offer anesthesia before performing the procedure.
It's the woman's choice.
A new bill, sponsored by Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, would make it mandatory.
The Senate Business and Labor Committee will debate SB234 on Monday, with less than two weeks to go in this year's legislative session.
The bill says that the anesthesia is necessary because of the "substantial medial evidence from studies concluding that an unborn child who is at least 20 weeks gestational age is capable of experiencing pain during an abortion procedure."
Read more: www.sltrib.com/home/3589047-155/utah-abortion-bill-would-mandate-anesthesia
As Utah law now stands, abortion providers must inform a patient that a fetus may feel pain after 20 weeks of gestation and offer anesthesia before performing the procedure.
It's the woman's choice.
A new bill, sponsored by Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, would make it mandatory.
The Senate Business and Labor Committee will debate SB234 on Monday, with less than two weeks to go in this year's legislative session.
The bill says that the anesthesia is necessary because of the "substantial medial evidence from studies concluding that an unborn child who is at least 20 weeks gestational age is capable of experiencing pain during an abortion procedure."
Read more: www.sltrib.com/home/3589047-155/utah-abortion-bill-would-mandate-anesthesia