Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1599-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 61, §4, is amended to read:

2. Informed consent. To ensure that the consent for an abortion is truly informed consent, the attending physician shall inform the woman orally and in writing at least 24 hours prior to performing an abortion, in a manner that in the physician's professional judgment is not misleading and that will be understood by the patient, of at least the following:

A. According to the physician's best judgment she is pregnant;

B. The number of weeks elapsed from the probable time of the conception;

B-1.__The probable gestational age and anatomical development of the fetus at the time of the abortion;

C. The particular risks associated with her own pregnancy and the abortion technique to be performed; and

C-1.__The physical and psychological risks associated with abortion and the abortion technique to be performed, in view of that woman's own pregnancy.__These risks must include, but are not limited to, the risks described in the pamphlet published by the Bureau of Health within the department pursuant to subsection 3;

D. At the woman's request, alternatives Alternatives to abortion such as childbirth and adoption and information concerning public and private agencies that will provide the woman with economic and other assistance to carry the fetus to term, including, if the woman so requests, a list of these agencies and the services available from each.; and

E.__The name of the physician who is to perform the abortion.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1599-A, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3.__Bureau of Health to publish pamphlet.__The Bureau of Health within the department shall publish and periodically update a pamphlet that describes the known risks of abortion both physical and psychological.__The risks described in the pamphlet must include, but are not limited to, perforated uterus, hemorrhage, death, incompetent cervix, retained fetal parts after abortion, grief, sense of loss, anger, depression, alienation and low self-esteem.__The Bureau of Health shall send a copy of the