HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 414        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1608

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ellen Story and Byron Rushing

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act updating the laws to protect women's health.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

1/13/2015

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

1/26/2015

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/21/2015

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

1/30/2015

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

1/15/2015

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/25/2015

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/22/2015

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/28/2015

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/22/2015

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2015

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/30/2015

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2015

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/27/2015

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/29/2015

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/16/2015

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/22/2015

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/4/2015

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/20/2015

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/29/2015

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/30/2015

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

2/2/2015

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

1/22/2015

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/26/2015

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/30/2015

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

2/4/2015

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/4/2015

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/14/2015

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/29/2015

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/15/2015

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/4/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/21/2015

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/4/2015

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/30/2015

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/30/2015

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/29/2015

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/30/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/29/2015

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/30/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/4/2015

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/16/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 414        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1608

By Representatives Story of Amherst and Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1608) of Ellen Story and others for legislation to further regulate the performing of abortions and protect women’s reproductive health.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1630 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act updating the laws to protect women's health.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 12Q of chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: -

Except in an emergency requiring immediate action, no abortion may be performed under section twelve L or twelve M unless the written consent of the proper person has been delivered to the physician performing the abortion as set forth in section 12S. 

SECTION 2. Section 19 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.        

SECTION 3.  Section 20 of said chapter 272 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 4.  Section 21 of said chapter 272 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 5.  Section 21A of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out in lines 2, 4 and 8 the word “married”.