H.B. 12
         ABORTION AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 January 25, 2010 9:01 PM



Representative Carl Wimmer proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 1 through 4 :    

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{   ABORTION AMENDMENTS   }

  CRIMINAL HOMICIDE AND ABORTION AMENDMENTS      

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Carl Wimmer


2.    Page 1, Line 18 :    

             18      under the age of 14 years does not apply to the homicide of an unborn child;
  . provides that a person is not guilty of criminal homicide of an unborn child if the sole reason for the death of the unborn child is that the person refused to consent to medical treatment or a cesarean section or failed to follow medical advice;      


3.    Page 1, Line 25 :    

             25      committing criminal homicide of an unborn child
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  . clarifies that a woman is not criminally liable for seeking to obtain, or obtaining, an abortion that is permitted by law; and      


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             54          (2) Criminal homicide is aggravated murder, murder, manslaughter, child abuse
             55      homicide, homicide by assault, negligent homicide, or automobile homicide.
  (3) A person is not guilty of criminal homicide of an unborn child if the sole reason for the death of the unborn child is that the person:

(a)     refused to consent to:
    (i) medical treatment; or
    (ii) a cesarean section; or
(b)    failed to follow medical advice.  


5.    Page 10, Lines 300 through 301 :    

             300          [(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a woman who seeks to have,
             301      or obtains, an abortion for herself is not criminally liable.]

  (2) A woman is not criminally liable for seeking to obtain, or obtaining, an abortion that is permitted by this part.      

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