House Bill 226

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTECTION AND PREBORN PAIN ACT TO THE WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTECTION AND FETAL HEARTBEAT ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-133, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD SEVERAL NEW DEFINITIONS TO THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-135, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHYSICIANS FROM PERFORMING OR INDUCING AN ABORTION WITHOUT FIRST MAKING A DETERMINATION BY USING AN ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROCEDURE IF THE UNBORN HUMAN INDIVIDUAL THAT THE PREGNANT WOMAN IS CARRYING HAS A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHYSICIANS FROM PERFORMING OR INDUCING AN ABORTION IF IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE UNBORN HUMAN INDIVIDUAL THAT THE PREGNANT WOMAN IS CARRYING HAS A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-41-138, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PHYSICIANS WHO KNOWINGLY PERFORM OR INDUCE AN ABORTION IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 41-41-135 OR 41-41-137; TO PROVIDE THAT A PREGNANT WOMAN ON WHOM AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED OR INDUCED IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 41-41-135 OR 41-41-137 IS NOT GUILTY OF VIOLATING OR ATTEMPTING TO VIOLATE EITHER OF THOSE SECTIONS AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL PENALTY BASED ON THAT VIOLATION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-141, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITIONS IN THIS ACT ONLY TO CASES WHERE THERE EXISTS A CONDITION IN WHICH AN ABORTION IS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN AND TO REMOVE THE OTHER EXEMPTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Robert Foster

  Sponsor

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

In the House of Representatives Jan 2 – Jan 30

1. Jan 2Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
2. Jan 30Died in committee in the House