H. B. 4117
(By Delegates Wakim and Howard)
[Introduced January 26, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §16-2I-11, relating
to making it a misdemeanor to violate the informed consent
requirements for an abortion; and providing criminal penalties
for violation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-2I-11, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2I. WOMEN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT.
§16-2I-11. Failure to comply with this article.
The penalty for failure to comply with this article shall be
a misdemeanor punishable by a fine that is triple the amount of the
abortion for which informed consent was not provided. A second offense shall result in the permanent closing of the facility in
which said abortion is performed.
Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted to
condone, permit, allow or endorse any abortion.
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to make it a misdemeanor to
violate the informed consent requirements for an abortion
; and
provide criminal penalties.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.