HB991 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.

↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 90%

Defines 'human being' and 'unborn child' as beginning at fertilization and states that human life begins at fertilization, while exempting IVF and fertility treatments from the definition of abortion.

"human life begins at fertilization;" "(8) "Human being" means an individual member of the species homo sapiens at any state of development beginning at fertilization." "(12) "Unborn child" means an individual organism of the species homo sapiens in any stage of gestation from fertilization until live birth."

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 95%

Prohibits manufacture, possession, distribution, mailing, transport, or provision of abortion-inducing drugs in the state with only narrow exceptions, effectively banning medication abortion.

"a person may not: (1) manufacture, possess, or distribute an abortion-inducing drug in this state; (2) mail, transport, deliver, or provide an abortion-inducing drug in any manner to or from any person or location in this state;"

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 95%

Creates prohibitions, civil liability, and private enforcement actions specifically targeting the manufacture, distribution, and facilitation of abortion-inducing drugs such as mifepristone and misoprostol.

"Abortion-inducing drug" means a drug or medication, including mifepristone and misoprostol, that is used to terminate the life of an unborn child." "a person may not: (1) manufacture, possess, or distribute an abortion-inducing drug in this state;"

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 85%

Imposes prohibitions on providing information on obtaining abortion-inducing drugs, creating or maintaining websites or apps that assist in obtaining them, and adds civil liability and private right of action against facilitators and interactive computer services.

"(3) provide information on how to obtain an abortion-inducing drug; (4) create, edit, upload, publish, host, maintain, or register a domain name for an Internet website, platform, or other interactive computer service that assists or facilitates a person's effort in obtaining an abortion-inducing drug;"

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Defines and targets 'abortion funds' that pay for or subsidize elective abortions, calls for their investigation and prosecution for aiding criminal abortions, and exposes donors to liability.

"(5) so-called abortion funds that operate in this state have been funding and otherwise aiding or abetting criminal abortions performed in violation of the laws of this state, exposing themselves and each of their donors to felony criminal prosecution;" "the legislature calls on the attorney general and each district attorney in this state to investigate and prosecute abortion funds and each of their donors"

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Applies state law to the use of abortion-inducing drugs by a resident regardless of where the use occurs, asserts jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants, and prohibits mailing, transporting, or delivering such drugs to or from locations in the state.

"the law of this state applies to the use of an abortion-inducing drug by a resident of this state, regardless of where the use of the drug occurs, and to an action brought under Section 171A.101 to the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution."

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