GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
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HOUSE BILL DRH30241-MG-115A (03/22)
Short Title: Require Info. About Abortion Pill Reversal. |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives McElraft, Hurley, R. Turner, and Presnell (Primary Sponsors). |
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Referred to: |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT DIRECTING THAT PHYSICIANS WHO PERFORM DRUG‑INDUCED ABORTIONS OFFER PATIENTS CERTAIN WRITTEN INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES about the possibility of reversing THE EFFECTS OF A DRUG‑INDUCED ABORTION AFTER THE FIRST DOSE OF MEDICATION IS ADMINISTERED AND REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO DISTRIBUTE CERTAIN WRITTEN MATERIALS TO EVERY PHYSICIAN WHO PERFORMS DRUG‑INDUCED ABORTIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 90‑21.82 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑21.82. Informed consent to abortion.
No abortion shall be performed upon a woman in this State without her voluntary and informed consent. Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
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(2a) Any physician who prescribes, dispenses, or otherwise provides any drug or chemical for the purpose of inducing an abortion shall, immediately after administering the first drug or chemical for the purpose of inducing an abortion, offer the patient the written information made available by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to subdivision (a)(3) of G.S. 90‑21.83.
(3) The woman certifies shall
certify, in writing, before the abortion, that the information described in
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section has been furnished to her and
that she has been informed of her opportunity to review the information
referred to in sub‑subdivision (2)e. of this section.section and,
in the case of a drug‑induced abortion, shall certify, in writing,
immediately after the administration of the first drug or chemical, that the
information described in subdivision (a)(3) of G.S. 90‑21.83 has
been furnished to her and that she has the opportunity to review the information
referred to in sub‑subdivision (2)e. of this section. The original of
this certification shall be maintained in the woman's medical records, and a
copy shall be given to her.
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SECTION 2. G.S. 90‑21.83 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑21.83. Printed information required.
(a) Within 90 days after
this Article becomes effective, theThe Department shall publish in
English and in each language that is the primary language of at least two
percent (2%) of the State's population and shall cause to be available on the
State Web site established under G.S. 90‑21.84, the following
printed materials in a manner that ensures that the information is
comprehensible to a person of ordinary intelligence:
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(3) Materials designed to inform the woman about the possibility of reversing a drug‑induced abortion. The materials shall be printed in at least 12‑point, bold legible type with the following statement concerning drug‑induced abortions: "This information about your drug‑induced abortion is provided by the State of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. It may be possible to discontinue a drug‑induced abortion by not taking the second drug (Misopristol) and to reverse the process by administration of progesterone. It is recommended that you contact a knowledgeable health care provider regarding the abortion pill reversal process or call the Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline at 877‑558‑0333 as soon as possible."
(b) The Except as
otherwise provided, the materials referred to in subsection (a) of this
section shall be printed in a typeface large enough to be clearly legible. The
Web site provided for in G.S. 90‑21.84 shall be maintained at a
minimum resolution of 70 DPI (dots per inch). All pictures appearing on the Web
site shall be a minimum of 200x300 pixels. All letters on the Web site shall be
a minimum of 12‑point font. All information and pictures shall be
accessible with an industry‑standard browser requiring no additional plug‑ins.
(c) The Department shall
make the materials required under this section shall be available at
no cost from the Department upon request and in appropriate numbers to any
physician, person, health facility, hospital, or qualified professional.
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(e) The Department shall cause to be available on the homepage of the State Web site for the Woman's Right to Know Act the information described in subdivision (a)(3) of this section."
SECTION 3.(a) Within 90 days after this section becomes effective, the Department of Health and Human Services shall do both of the following:
(1) Publish on the homepage of the State Web site for the Woman's Right to Know Act the information described in G.S. 90‑21.83(a)(3), as amended by this act.
(2) Make available at no cost from the Department, upon request, and in appropriate numbers to any physician the printed materials described in subdivision (a)(3) of G.S. 90‑21.83, as amended by this act.
SECTION 3.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end, the provisions of this act are severable.
SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective October 1, 2017.