An Act enhancing access to abortion
This bill requires hospitals with emergency departments to provide abortion services as part of necessary stabilizing treatment for life-threatening conditions like ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, or complications of pregnancy loss. It mandates hospitals to submit annual compliance reports and imposes fines up to $50,000 for violations, with license revocation for repeated offenses. The bill also prohibits healthcare staff from refusing care when an abortion is needed to preserve a patient’s life and requires written informed consent in multilingual forms without unnecessary waiting periods. It updates healthcare laws to replace "physician" with "provider" and ensures confidentiality for patient records related to abortion care.
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