Tuesday, June 11, 2013
8:55 AM
Senate to take up ultrasound bill
The state Senate will be on the floor today with an agenda that includes legislation requiring an ultrasound prior to an abortion -- one of several abortion-related bills making their way through the Republican-run Legislature.
The Senate Health Committee passed SB 206 by a 3-2 party-line vote yesterday morning after tweaking the legislation.
The amendment changed a requirement that the ultrasound include a visualization of the fetal heartbeat; the amendment stipulates that the requirement would be satisfied even if an initial ultrasound couldn't show a heartbeat.
The bill would also require physicians performing abortions to have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles.
The Senate calendar also includes SB 200, which would make a series of changes to the state's Unemployment Insurance program.
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