H.B.
353
ABORTION FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 March 2, 2011 10:57 AM
Representative Carl Wimmer proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 1, Lines 13 through 23 :
13 This bill:
14 . defines
{
the term "health care provider"
}
terms
;
15 . provides that a health care provider may, on religious or moral grounds, refuse to
16 perform or participate in any way in an abortion;
17 . provides that, except as otherwise required by law, a
{
hospital
}
health care facility
may refuse, on
18 religious or moral grounds, to admit a patient for an abortion procedure or perform
19 an abortion procedure for a patient;
20 . provides that a health care provider's or a
{
hospital's
}
health care facility's
refusal,
described in the
21 preceding paragraphs, may not be the basis for civil liability or other recriminatory
22 action;
23 . provides that a
{
hospital
}
health care facility
, employer, or other person may not take
any adverse action
2. Page 2, Lines 43 through 44 :
43 (1) As used in this section
{
,
}
:
(a) "Health care facility" is as defined in Section 26-21-2.
(b)
"
{
health
}
Health
care provider" means an individual who is an
44 employee of, has practice privileges at, or is otherwise associated with a
{
hospital
}
health care
facility
.
3. Page 2, Line 49 :
49 (3) Except as otherwise required by law, a
{
hospital
}
health care facility,
may refuse, on
religious or moral
4. Page 2, Lines 55 through 57 :
55 (4) A health care provider's refusal under Subsection (2) and a
{
hospital's
}
health care
facility's
refusal under
56 Subsection (3) may not be the basis for civil liability or other recriminatory action.
57 (5) A
{
hospital
}
health care facility
, employer, or other person may not take an adverse
action against a
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