H. B. 3200
(By Delegate Boggs)
[Introduced
March 24, 2005
; 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 §16-2F-10
, relating
to allowing hospitals to perform abortions only if the
mother's life is in imminent danger.
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 §16-2F-10
, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2F. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF ABORTIONS PERFORMED ON
UNEMANCIPATED MINORS.
§16-2F-10. Hospital may only perform abortions if the life of the
mother is in imminent danger.
A hospital may not be required to perform any abortion, except
in cases when the life of the mother is in imminent danger.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow hospitals to
perform abortions only if the mother's life is in imminent danger.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.