LGC 11.54 — Reproductive Health Reform Act — PASSED

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Reproductive Health Reform Act

to protect the right of women to access safe and legal abortion services

Section I: Repeal

1. L.C. 10.11: Lincoln Pain-Capable Abortion Prohibition and Born Alive Survivor Protection Act Ban is hereby repealed.

Section II: Reform

2. L.C. 6.21: Consolidate Laws of Lincoln Omnibus Act, Title 6, Section 7 shall be amended as follows:

Section 7. Abortion services

(a) In general. —

A licensed or certified health care practitioner acting within his or her lawful scope of practice may perform an abortion when, according to the practitioner's reasonable and professional judgement that —
(1) the patient is within twenty-four weeks from the commencement of pregnancy; or
(2) there is an absence of fetal viability; or
(2) (3) the abortion is necessary to protect the patient's life or physical health.

(b) Protections. —

When any person has had a judgment entered against them, in any region where liability, in whole or in part, is based on the provision for reproductive health care services that are permitted under the laws of this region, such person may recover damages from any party that brought or sought to enforce the action leading to that judgment.

(1) Recoverable damages shall include:
(i)Damages created by the action that led to that judgment.
(ii)Expenses and attorney's fees spent in defending the action that resulted in the judgement's entry.

(2) Medical records and communications related to reproductive health may not be released without written consent of the patient or patient's legal representative.
(i)This shall not be construed to impede the sharing of medical records as permitted by regional or federal law.

(3) No judge or court justice may issue a subpoena requested by a commissioner appointed according to the laws of any other region or government when that subpoena related to reproductive health care services that are permitted under the laws of this region.

(4) No judge may issue a summons in a case where prosecution is pending, or where a grand jury investigation has commenced, for a criminal violation involving reproductive health care services that are permitted under the laws of this region.

Section III: Implementation

1. This act takes effect 60 days following signing by the Governor.

Occupying: Slot 4 of 10
Sponsor: Pyro

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Motioning for a final vote.

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A final vote on this bill has been initiated.


Aye

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LGC 11.54 passes, 3-1 with one Deputy not voting.