| 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. The bill 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 scheduled 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. |
