Proposals for Legislation A Superior Approach to Banning Abortions: The Woman’s Health Protection Act A shorter version of the Women’s Health Protection Act Protection from Coercion and High Risk Abortion Act These Previous versions have additional features that have been sacrificed to reduce length but still warrant consideration. Protection from Coercion and High Risk Abortion […]

Woman’s Right to Know Act June 27, 1998 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Woman’s Right to Know Act. Section 5. Legislative findings and purposes. (a) the Legislature of the State of Illinois finds […]

Legislative Hearings On Standard of Care Issues Regarding Abortion The legislature can be asked to hold hearings on whether or not clinics are operating according to the ideal standard of care for screening, full disclosure, individualized counseling based on individual risk factors and health needs, protection from coercion, and the formulation of informed medical recommendations. […]

THE ABORTION CHOICE ACT MODEL LEGISLATION 12/8/96 Synopsis: Creates the Abortion Choice Act. Requires physicians providing abortions to inform women of their rights under the law, of all risks and alternatives to the abortion which would be relevant to the decision of a reasonable patient, of unique and predisposing risk factors which she may possess, […]

Federal Jurisdiction Over Disclosure Standard for Abortion It is possible that virtually everything in our model bill could be adapted to federal legislation on the following grounds: (1) Abortion involves interstate commerce, not only do women cross borders, so do abortionists. There is also advertising across state borders; (2) Abortion has been enshrined as a […]