General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6492 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 2991 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. CONLEY, 40th Dist. SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist. REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist. REP. LUXENBERG, 12th Dist. |
REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist. REP. PORTER, 94th Dist. REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist. | ||||
AN ACT AFFIRMING A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit any requirement that (A) a physician who provides abortion services shall obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital within a certain distance from the facility at which he or she provides such services, and (B) a health care facility providing abortion services or care shall meet building specifications required of ambulatory surgical centers, and (2) preserve a woman's constitutional rights to pregnancy-related health care.
Statement of Purpose: