Budget Amendment ID: FY2021-S4-262.1

Further EHS 262.1

Lethal fetal anomaly

Messrs. Tarr and O'Connor moved that the amendment be amended by striking the underlying amendment and inserting in place thereof the following:-

"SECTION _. Section 12M of Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “health” the following:-

in the best medical judgment of the physician, an abortion is warranted because of a lethal fetal anomaly, or the fetus is incompatible with sustained life outside the uterus."