History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Abortion; criminal penalties for partial-birth abortion.
| 1 | 01/07/97 | (S) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1997 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Gunn
Code Section: A 041-0075-0026
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-75-26, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT AND PRESCRIBE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PERFORMING PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS, TO REQUIRE REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE OF THE PHYSICIAN AND THE FACILITY IN WHICH SUCH PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION OCCURRED, TO PROVIDE THAT ANYONE ASSISTING THE PHYSICIAN IS GUILTY OF ACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT, AND TO CREATE A CIVIL ACTION WHICH MAY BE BROUGHT BY THE FATHER AND THE MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS OF THE ABORTED FETUS IN SUCH SITUATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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