Relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.
2025 Regular Session
I. A health care provider has the right to conscientiously object to participating in an abortion, sterilization, or the prescription or provision of artificial contraception.
II. A health care provider who conscientiously objects to participating in an abortion, sterilization, or the prescription or provision of artificial contraception shall not thereby be administratively, civilly, or criminally liable to any person, estate, public or private entity, or public official.
III. It shall be unlawful for any person, health care provider, health care institution, public or private institution, public official, national licensing board which licenses health care providers, or national certifying board which certifies competency in medical specialties to discriminate against any health care provider in any manner based on his or her conscientious objection to participating in an abortion, sterilization, or the prescription or provision of artificial contraception.
date | time | type | location | description |
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2025-03-03 | 10:00 | Hearing | Legislative Office Building 206-208 | Judiciary Executive Session |
2025-02-05 | 09:30 | Hearing | Legislative Office Building 206-208 | Judiciary Public Hearing |
History
Date | Action |
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2025-03-04 | Retained in Committee |
2025-02-25 | Executive Session: 03/03/2025 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 206-208 |
2025-01-23 | Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 09:30 am Legislative Office Building 206-208 |
2025-01-07 | Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary House Journal 2 P. 11 |