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Thu, May 27, 2021, 6:50 PM
Ny Magee
A bill may have passed but Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf says that he will veto any anti-choice legislation that comes to his desk
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have voted to fine women who miscarry and force them to fill out a traumatic Fetal Death Certificate form.
The state’s House Health Committee passed three “pro-life” bills on May 25: the Heartbeat Bill (House Bill 904), the Unborn Child Dignity Act (House Bill 118), and the Down Syndrome Protection Act (House Bill 1500), Daily Kos reports. The Heartbeat Bill prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The new law would require a physician to “confirm whether a fetal heartbeat is present before an abortion, despite how far along the pregnancy is,” the outlet writes. Under the Down Syndrome Protection Act, abortions would be illegal after a pregnant woman receives a Down syndrome diagnosis.
... The third bill, the Unborn Child Dignity Act, requires women to fill out a mandatory Fetal Death Certificate after a miscarriage. Healthcare facilities would be required to provide burial or cremation options after a pregnancy loss. The state also voted to charge women who would be required to use the form.
Ny Magee
A bill may have passed but Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf says that he will veto any anti-choice legislation that comes to his desk
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have voted to fine women who miscarry and force them to fill out a traumatic Fetal Death Certificate form.
The state’s House Health Committee passed three “pro-life” bills on May 25: the Heartbeat Bill (House Bill 904), the Unborn Child Dignity Act (House Bill 118), and the Down Syndrome Protection Act (House Bill 1500), Daily Kos reports. The Heartbeat Bill prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The new law would require a physician to “confirm whether a fetal heartbeat is present before an abortion, despite how far along the pregnancy is,” the outlet writes. Under the Down Syndrome Protection Act, abortions would be illegal after a pregnant woman receives a Down syndrome diagnosis.
... The third bill, the Unborn Child Dignity Act, requires women to fill out a mandatory Fetal Death Certificate after a miscarriage. Healthcare facilities would be required to provide burial or cremation options after a pregnancy loss. The state also voted to charge women who would be required to use the form.
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