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PA · SB837CMTE · 14 COSPONSORS

In provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal notice, to determination of gestational age, to abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, to infanticide, to prohibited acts and to reporting, further providing for publicly owned facilities, public officials and public funds and for fetal experimentation and repealing provisions relating to civil penalties, to criminal penalties, to State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and to construction; providing for reproductive rights; repealing provisions relating to compliance with Federal health care legislation as to regulation of insurers and related persons generally; imposing penalties; and making an editorial change.

Also relevant to:Reproductive-age person
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Plain-English Summary

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety) and 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal no…

Source: OpenStates · fetched June 27, 2025

Who it affects
Reproductive-age person

Changes in provisions relating to abortion, including definitions, medical consultation and judgment, informed consent, parental consent, abortion facilities, printed information, Commonwealth interference, and spousal notification.

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  • Reproductive-age persondirectMajor impactHigh certainty

    Changes in provisions relating to abortion, including definitions, medical consultation and judgment, informed consent, parental consent, abortion facilities, printed information, Commonwealth interference, and spousal notification.

    An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety) and 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal no…· Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), Title 35 (Health and Safety), and Title 40 (Insurance)
What the Bill Does
  • Amends provisions relating to abortion across multiple titles of Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.
  • Repeals provisions related to the short title of the chapter and legislative intent.
  • Further provides for definitions and repeals provisions concerning medical consultation, informed consent, parental consent, abortion facilities, printed information, Commonwealth interference, and spousal notification.
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