| This bill amends the laws governing informed consent to |
| abortion to require the attending physician to provide the |
| woman with certain information orally and in writing at least |
| 24 hours prior to performing an abortion. It further amends |
| these laws to require that this information include the |
| probable gestational age and anatomical development of the |
| fetus at the time of the abortion; the physical and |
| psychological risks associated with abortion and the abortion |
| technique to be performed, in view of the patient's own |
| pregnancy, including risks identified in a pamphlet that the |
| Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health is required to |
| publish and distribute to doctors; and the name of the |
| physician who is to perform the abortion. |
