HB2183 Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty.

↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Requires health care providers who perform abortions to provide the same level of care to preserve the life of any infant born alive after the procedure as for any other child of the same gestational age, with failure to do so being a Class 4 felony; this applies to attempted abortions at any stage,

Every health care provider licensed by the Board of Medicine who attempts or assists in the attempt to perform an abortion or cause a miscarriage for the purpose of terminating a pregnancy and who is present at the time such abortion is attempted or such miscarriage is attempted to be caused shall, in the case of a human infant who has been born alive, as defined in § 18.2-71.1, following performance of such attempted abortion or causing of such miscarriage, (i) exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the human infant who has been

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 60%

Amends hospital regulations and unprofessional conduct provisions for physicians to incorporate requirements for care of infants born alive after abortion attempts, adding a new criminal penalty for noncompliance by providers.

undertaking in any manner or by any means whatsoever to procure or perform or aid or abet in procuring or performing a criminal abortion;

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