Human Services Committee
Filed: 2/22/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 317
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 317 on page 1, by | ||||||
3 | replacing lines 8 through 13 with the following: | ||||||
4 | "adult in an unemancipated minor's decision about her pregnancy | ||||||
5 | can facilitate quality decision making. The General Assembly | ||||||
6 | finds that the involvement of an adult family member or member | ||||||
7 | of the clergy as defined in this Act can help to guide an | ||||||
8 | unemancipated minor in making such healthcare decisions. When | ||||||
9 | circumstances"; and
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10 | on page 1, line 14, by inserting "a member of the", after "or"; | ||||||
11 | and | ||||||
12 | on page 1, by replacing lines 16 and 17 with the following: | ||||||
13 | "that will ensure counseling and guidance as to all of the | ||||||
14 | minor's options relating to the minor's decision about her | ||||||
15 | pregnancy. | ||||||
16 | The General Assembly's purpose in enacting this Act is to |
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1 | further its goal of assuring quality healthcare for all of its | ||||||
2 | citizens."; and | ||||||
3 | on page 2, line 1, by inserting ", or to remove a dead fetus", | ||||||
4 | after "birth"; and | ||||||
5 | on page 3, line 5, by replacing "an ordained" with "a"; and | ||||||
6 | on page 3, by deleting lines 15 through 20; and | ||||||
7 | on page 4, line 13, by deleting "or incompetent person"; and | ||||||
8 | on page 5, line 3, by replacing "abuse, neglect, or physical | ||||||
9 | abuse" with "or physical abuse"; and | ||||||
10 | on page 5, line 4, by replacing "defined in" with "defined by"; | ||||||
11 | and | ||||||
12 | on page 5, lines 6 and 7, by replacing "or neglect and" with | ||||||
13 | ","; and | ||||||
14 | on page 5, line 11, by inserting after "Act" the following: | ||||||
15 | ", and (iii) the Department of Children and Family Services | ||||||
16 | shall, pursuant to Section 7.19 of the Abused and Neglected | ||||||
17 | Child Reporting Act, prohibit the release of any information or |
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1 | data that would identify or locate the person who made the | ||||||
2 | report of abuse, or that in any way would reveal the minor's | ||||||
3 | abortion choice"; and | ||||||
4 | on page 5, line 12, by replacing "under" with "by the minor | ||||||
5 | participating in an information and counseling session as set | ||||||
6 | forth in"; and | ||||||
7 | on page 5, by replacing lines 20 through 23 with the following: | ||||||
8 | "manner designed to be clear and understandable to the minor:"; | ||||||
9 | and | ||||||
10 | on page 6, line 20, by replacing "person" with "physician or | ||||||
11 | counselor"; and | ||||||
12 | by replacing line 26 on page 6 and line 1 on page 7 with the | ||||||
13 | following: | ||||||
14 | "(2) the physician or counselor has discussed with the | ||||||
15 | minor the possibility of"; and | ||||||
16 | on page 7, line 12, by inserting "and" after the semicolon; and | ||||||
17 | on page 7, by deleting lines 13 through 16; and | ||||||
18 | on page 7, line 17, by changing "(7)" to "(6)"; and |
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1 | on page 7, line 19, by replacing "person" with "physician or | ||||||
2 | counselor"; and | ||||||
3 | 0n page 7, line 20, by replacing "person's" with "physician or | ||||||
4 | counselor's"; and | ||||||
5 | on page 7, by replacing line 21 with the following: | ||||||
6 | "and telephone number. The physician or counselor shall retain | ||||||
7 | a copy in his or her"; and | ||||||
8 | on page 7, line 22, by deleting "person's"; and | ||||||
9 | on page 7, by replacing line 23 with the following: | ||||||
10 | minor requests and, if the physician or counselor providing | ||||||
11 | information and counseling, is"; and | ||||||
12 | on page 8, line 11, by deleting "any"; and | ||||||
13 | on page 8, lines 14 and 15, by deleting "or incompetent | ||||||
14 | person"; and | ||||||
15 | on page 8, lines 16 and 17, by replacing "in violation of" with | ||||||
16 | "obtained in the context of counseling under"; and | ||||||
17 | on page 8, line 22, by inserting after the period the | ||||||
18 | following: |
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1 | "A physician or counselor who in good faith provides | ||||||
2 | information and counseling to a minor pursuant to Section 25 is | ||||||
3 | not subject to any type of civil or criminal liability or | ||||||
4 | discipline for unprofessional conduct for any of his or her | ||||||
5 | actions in connection with providing such counseling and | ||||||
6 | information.
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7 | Section 50. Right of conscience. No provision of this Act | ||||||
8 | impairs a physician, counselor, or other healthcare | ||||||
9 | professional's rights under the Health Care Right of Conscience | ||||||
10 | Act and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act.".
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