January 30, 2002





SENATE BILL No. 486

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DIGEST OF SB 486 (Updated January 28, 2002 6:59 PM - DI 107)



Citations Affected: IC 16-34.

Synopsis: Abortion requirements. Requires a health care provider to provide a pregnant woman with information regarding the availability of ultrasound imaging and auscultation of heart tones of a fetus before performing an abortion on the pregnant woman.

Effective: July 1, 2002.





Young R Michael, Johnson, Miller, Craycraft, Mrvan




    January 14, 2002, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services.
    January 29, 2002, reported favorably _ Do Pass.






January 30, 2002

Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)


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SENATE BILL No. 486



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 16-34-2-1.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1.3. (a) In addition to the information required under section 1.1 of this chapter, at least eighteen (18) hours before the abortion, the pregnant woman must be orally informed of the following by any of the health care providers described in section 1.1(1) of this chapter:
        (1) The availability of fetal ultrasound imaging and auscultation of fetal heart tone services to enable the pregnant woman to view the image and hear the heartbeat of the fetus.
        (2) How to access the services described in subdivision (1).
    (b) Before the abortion is performed, the pregnant woman must certify in writing that the information required by subsection (a) has been provided.