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06 LC 28 2629
Senate Bill 429
By: Senators Schaefer of the 50th, Williams of the 19th, Balfour of the 9th, Rogers of the 21st, Smith of the 52nd and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abortion, so as to require facilities where abortions are performed and facilities of physicians who refer for abortions to have or have access to certain medical equipment; to require such facilities to perform certain procedures prior to performing an abortion; to provide for certain forms; to provide a penalty for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abortion, is amended by adding a new Code Section 16-12-141.2 to read as follows:
∀16-12-141.2.
(a) All facilities in which abortions are performed and all facilities of physicians who refer for abortions either shall have functional ultrasound or sonogram equipment on site or shall have access to such equipment through other medical facilities.
(b) An ultrasound or sonogram examination of each unborn child shall be performed prior to an abortion being performed or a referral for an abortion being made. Such examination may be performed on site or by referral to another medical facility for the performance of such examination.
(c) As a part of the informed consent to the abortion procedure, a pregnant female desiring an abortion shall be offered an opportunity to view the ultrasound or sonogram image of her unborn child.
(d) The Department of Human Resources shall develop and distribute a form by which physicians who perform abortions or refer for abortions may verify that the pregnant female was offered an opportunity to view the ultrasound or sonogram image of her unborn child prior to the abortion being performed.
(e) It shall be illegal to fail intentionally or to refuse to offer a pregnant female desiring an abortion an opportunity to view the ultrasound or sonogram image of her unborn child prior to performing an abortion. Violation of this Code section shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.∀

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.