House Bill 1107

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-41-31 AND 41-41-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED, THE PHYSICIAN WHO IS TO PERFORM THE ABORTION SHALL PERFORM A SONOGRAM ON THE WOMAN ON WHOM THE ABORTION IS TO BE PERFORMED, DISPLAY THE SONOGRAM IMAGES IN A QUALITY CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT MEDICAL PRACTICE IN A MANNER THAT THE WOMAN MAY VIEW THEM, PROVIDE A VERBAL EXPLANATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE SONOGRAM IMAGES, MAKE AUDIBLE THE HEART AUSCULTATION OF THE UNBORN CHILD FOR THE WOMAN TO HEAR, AND PROVIDE A SIMULTANEOUS VERBAL EXPLANATION OF THE HEART AUSCULTATION; TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE RECEIVING A SONOGRAM AND BEFORE THE ABORTION IS PERFORMED, THE WOMAN MUST COMPLETE AND CERTIFY WITH HER SIGNATURE AN ELECTION FORM STATING CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE THE ABORTION IS PERFORMED, A COPY OF THE WOMAN'S SIGNED, WRITTEN CERTIFICATION RECEIVED BY THE PHYSICIAN MUST BE PLACED IN THE WOMAN'S MEDICAL RECORDS; TO PROVIDE THAT A WOMAN MAY CHOOSE NOT TO VIEW THE SONOGRAM IMAGES REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED WITH HER AND MAY CHOOSE NOT TO HEAR THE HEART AUSCULTATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED WITH HER; TO PROVIDE THAT A WOMAN MAY CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE THE VERBAL EXPLANATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE SONOGRAM IMAGES IF THE WOMAN'S PREGNANCY IS A RESULT OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT, INCEST OR OTHER VIOLATION OF MISSISSIPPI LAW, THE WOMAN IS A MINOR AND OBTAINING AN ABORTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH JUDICIAL WAIVER OF CONSENT PROCEDURES, OR THE UNBORN CHILD HAS AN IRREVERSIBLE MEDICAL CONDITION OR ABNORMALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PHYSICIAN AND THE WOMAN ARE NOT SUBJECT TO A PENALTY SOLELY BECAUSE THE WOMAN CHOOSES NOT TO VIEW SONOGRAM IMAGES, HEAR THE HEART AUSCULTATION, OR RECEIVE THE VERBAL EXPLANATION, IF WAIVED AS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION; TO REPEAL SECTION 41-41-34, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE PERFORMANCE OF FETAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND AUSCULTATION OF FETAL HEART TONE SERVICES BEFORE PERFORMING AN ABORTION AND PROVIDING THE PATIENT WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE ULTRASOUND IMAGE AND HEAR THE HEARTBEAT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Andy Gipson

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In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6

1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Insurance
2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House