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Contested hearing on HB 191: sponsors call it anti‑trafficking measure; opponents warn of privacy, enforcement and constitutional problems
Summary
HB 191 drew sharply divided testimony: sponsors described it as a narrowly tailored anti‑trafficking measure to stop adults from transporting or procuring abortions for unemancipated minors without parental consent; medical, civil‑liberties and advocacy witnesses said the bill is broader than the sponsor suggests and could harm vulnerable young people and raise constitutional problems.
Rep. Glenn Cordelli introduced HB 191 (as amended), describing it as criminalizing transportation, harboring or procurement of an abortion for an unemancipated minor without parental consent where the adult’s act conceals abuse or trafficking. Cordelli and supporters repeatedly cited trafficking case counts, local prosecutions and family testimony; sponsor said statute targets adult predators and traffickers…
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