08 AM
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ADOPTED
Senators Heath of the 31st, Pearson of the 51st, Douglas of the 17th, Mullis of the 53rd, Rogers of the 21st and others offered the following amendment:
Senators Heath of the 31st, Pearson of the 51st, Douglas of the 17th, Mullis of the 53rd, Rogers of the 21st and others offered the following amendment:
Amend
the substitute to HB 1299 (LC 33 2647S) by inserting after the semicolon on line
7 of page 1 the following:
to provide for limitations on the provision of abortions by public hospitals;
to provide for limitations on the provision of abortions by public hospitals;
By
striking the quotation mark on line 25 of page 3 and inserting immediately
thereafter the following:
31-7-75.6.
A
public hospital shall not authorize or permit the performance of abortion
procedures in or under the auspices of any hospital under its management or
control; provided, however, that abortion procedures shall be allowed solely to
preserve the life of the pregnant woman."