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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, ALLOWAY, RAFFERTY, MENSCH, ERICKSON, GORDNER, WOZNIAK, KASUNIC AND SCARNATI, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, providing for use of public funds for |
3 | abortion. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
7 | Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: |
8 | § 303. Use of public funds for abortion. |
9 | (a) General rule.--No municipality, regardless of |
10 | classification, shall use public funds, whether derived from |
11 | Federal, State or local sources, to arrange or pay for abortions |
12 | unless in strict compliance with the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § |
13 | 3215 (relating to publicly owned facilities; public officials |
14 | and public funds). |
15 | (b) Preemption.--The provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 32 |
16 | (relating to abortion) contain the public policy of this |
17 | Commonwealth regarding abortions and shall preempt and supersede |
18 | any local ordinance or rule concerning the subject matter. |
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1 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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