2021 House Bill 5545

Repeal abortion prohibitions from state statutes

Introduced in the House

Nov. 10, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-37)

To revise a 2002 law establishing that if an abortion results in the live birth of a newborn, the newborn is a person with full rights under the law, so that it conforms to the proposal in House Bill 5542 to repeal abortion restrictions and related clinic licensure requirements in various state laws.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy