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Committee hears bill to remove coroner jurisdiction and repeal 'concealing birth' statute
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 15‑93 would repeal a 1909 crime of concealing a birth, remove automatic coroner/medical examiner jurisdiction over deaths resulting from abortion, stillbirth, or premature birth, and require annual reporting from correctional facilities on pregnancy loss; sponsors said the changes are intended to prevent criminalization of孕
Lawmakers considered Substitute Senate Bill 15‑93 on March 14, a measure proponents called the “Dignity in Pregnancy Loss” Act that would repeal an antiquated criminal statute and remove automatic coroner jurisdiction over some pregnancy‑related deaths.
Committee staff summarized the bill’s three main provisions: repeal the criminal offense of concealing birth (historically enacted in 1909); remove county coroners’ and medical examiners’ automatic jurisdiction over bodies of persons whose death resulted from a known or suspected abortion or from premature birth or stillbirth; and require correctional institutions and private detention facilities to report annually to the Department of Health on aggregate counts of miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss while incarcerated, with the Department reporting to the…
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