PRINTER'S NO.  1531

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1314

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY BARBIN, STERN, KULA, BAKER, HALUSKA, AUMENT, BOBACK, B. BOYLE, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLYMER, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DeLUCA, FLECK, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HANNA, HARKINS, KOTIK, LAWRENCE, LONGIETTI, MATZIE, PETRARCA, READSHAW, SACCONE, SAINATO, SWANGER, TALLMAN AND HORNAMAN, APRIL 12, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 12, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for

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prohibited acts.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 3213 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

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§ 3213.  Prohibited acts.

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(g)  Clinical privileges.--Any physician performing or

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inducing an abortion who does not have clinical privileges at a

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hospital which offers obstetrical or gynecological care located

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within 30 miles of the location at which the abortion is

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performed or induced shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

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misdemeanor in the third degree and shall be punished as

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provided by law.

 


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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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