AN ACT REQUIRING AN ULTRASOUND PROCEDURE PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF A PREGNANCY.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 330*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 2597
		02597
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. REP. HALL, 59th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING AN ULTRASOUND PROCEDURE PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF A PREGNANCY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require a health care provider to administer an ultrasound procedure for the health benefit of the patient prior to engaging in any procedure that will terminate such patient's pregnancy.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure the health and well-being of an individual who decides to terminate a pregnancy.