PRINTER'S NO. 582
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
77
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, KAVULICH, TURZAI, REED, CUTLER, OBERLANDER,
BENNINGHOFF, SAYLOR, BAKER, KNOWLES, SCHEMEL, WARD, KLUNK,
ZIMMERMAN, B. MILLER, ROE, KEEFER, RYAN, KORTZ, DIAMOND,
PICKETT, READSHAW, TALLMAN, WARNER, RADER, GABLER, McGINNIS,
HAGGERTY, METZGAR, CAUSER, BARRAR, IRVIN, METCALFE, QUIGLEY,
TOPPER, WHEELAND, GREINER, A. HARRIS, BLOOM, MILLARD,
PHILLIPS-HILL, NELSON, DUSH, STAATS, GROVE, HICKERNELL,
LAWRENCE, JAMES, MARSICO, COX, GILLEN, PEIFER, ROAE,
WENTLING, DeLUCA, EVERETT, NESBIT, ORTITAY, HENNESSEY,
SONNEY, NEILSON, KAUFFMAN, FEE, PYLE, TOOHIL, HELM, SACCONE,
SANKEY, ELLIS, BOBACK AND ROTHMAN, FEBRUARY 21, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 21, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for
definitions and for medical consultation and judgment,
repealing provisions related to spousal notice, further
providing for the offense of abortion of unborn child of 24
or more weeks gestational age, providing for dismemberment
abortion ban and further providing for reporting.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3203 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
ยง 3203. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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