THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ORIE, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BRUBAKER, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, MENSCH, PICCOLA AND D. WHITE, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for

parental consent.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3206(f)(2) of Title 18 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is

amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 3206.  Parental consent.

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(f)  Proceedings.--

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(2)  The application to the court of common pleas shall

be accompanied by a [non-notarized verification stating]

notarized statement that the information therein is true and

correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge, and the

application shall set forth the following facts:

(i)  The initials of the pregnant woman.

(ii)  The age of the pregnant woman.

(iii)  The names and addresses of each parent,

guardian or, if the minor's parents are deceased and no

guardian has been appointed, any other person standing in

loco parentis to the minor.

(iv)  That the pregnant woman has been fully informed

of the risks and consequences of the abortion.

(v)  Whether the pregnant woman is of sound mind and

has sufficient intellectual capacity to consent to the

abortion.

(vi)  A prayer for relief asking the court to either

grant the pregnant woman full capacity for the purpose of

personal consent to the abortion, or to give judicial

consent to the abortion under subsection (d) based upon a

finding that the abortion is in the best interest of the

pregnant woman.

(vii)  That the pregnant woman is aware that any

false statements made in the application are punishable

by law.

(viii)  The signature of the pregnant woman. Where

necessary to serve the interest of justice, the orphans'

court division, or, in Philadelphia, the family court

division, shall refer the pregnant woman to the

appropriate personnel for assistance in preparing the

application.

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(j)  Report.--All judges who have issued orders under this

section authorizing a physician to perform an abortion shall

report to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, by

January 30 of each year, the number of orders issued for the

preceding calendar year, including the ages of the minors. The

Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shall report the

number of orders issued by county to the Department of Health.

The Department of Health shall annually publish the report.

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