HB0064

Requires pregnant women to receive an ultrasound at least 48 hours before obtaining chemical abortion drugs, with documentation and verification requirements.

• Defines key terms including 'abortion' as terminating a pregnancy using instruments, medicines, drugs, or other means with intent to cause death of an unborn baby, with exceptions for saving the mother's life or health, removing a dead fetus, treating ectopic pregnancy, or treating maternal disease. (W.S. 35-6-201(a)(i))
• Defines 'chemical abortion' as an abortion procured, completed, or effectuated by means of a drug or substance or combination thereof. (W.S. 35-6-201(a)(ii))
• Defines 'pregnancy' as the condition of having a living unborn baby within the female body from fertilization and implantation through gestation and childbirth. (W.S. 35-6-201(a)(iii))
• Requires a pregnant woman to receive an ultrasound at least 48 hours before procuring chemical abortion drugs or before a physician or pharmacist dispenses them, whichever is earlier, allowing the woman to view the ultrasound and hear the fetal heartbeat if audible. (W.S. 35-6-201(b))
• Specifies that ultrasounds must meet standard medical practice quality standards in the community. (W.S. 35-6-201(c))
• Requires the ultrasound provider to give the pregnant woman a document containing the date, time, and place of the ultrasound; the ordering physician; the performing physician or technician; and the age and weight of the unborn baby. (W.S. 35-6-201(d))
• Requires physicians and pharmacists to verify that the required ultrasound occurred before dispensing chemical abortion drugs to a pregnant woman. (W.S. 35-6-201(e))
• Makes violation of the ultrasound requirement a felony punishable by a fine up to $20,000, imprisonment up to 5 years, or both, except that pregnant women cannot be subject to criminal penalties. (W.S. 35-6-201(f))
• Provides that if this article conflicts with the Life is a Human Right Act or W.S. 35-6-139, those provisions control to the extent they are enforceable.