Vetoed by Governor Steve Bullock

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that requires abortion providers to give female patients the opportunity to see the ultrasound of their unborn child.

Highlights:

• Requires an individual performing an abortion to inform the woman of the opportunity to (Sec. 1):

• View an active ultrasound of the unborn child;

• View an ultrasound image of the unborn child; and

• Listen to the fetal heart tone of the unborn child if audible.

• Establishes exceptions to the preceding highlight when the abortion serves to (Sec. 1):

• Save the life of the woman;

• Prevent substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function; or

• Remove an ectopic pregnancy.

• Requires the individual performing an abortion to have the woman’s signature on a certification form developed by the department, that (Sec. 1):

• Contains an acknowledgment that the woman was informed of the opportunities mentioned in the first highlight;

• Indicates whether the women took these opportunities. 

• Specifies that any individual who performs or attempts to perform an abortion in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that requires abortion providers to give female patients the opportunity to see the ultrasound of their unborn child.

Highlights:

• Requires an individual performing an abortion to inform the woman of the opportunity to (Sec. 1):

• View an active ultrasound of the unborn child;

• View an ultrasound image of the unborn child; and

• Listen to the fetal heart tone of the unborn child if audible.

• Establishes exceptions to the preceding highlight when the abortion serves to (Sec. 1):

• Save the life of the woman;

• Prevent substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function; or

• Remove an ectopic pregnancy.

• Requires the individual performing an abortion to have the woman’s signature on a certification form developed by the department, that (Sec. 1):

• Contains an acknowledgment that the woman was informed of the opportunities mentioned in the first highlight;

• Indicates whether the women took these opportunities. 

• Specifies that any individual who performs or attempts to perform an abortion in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text