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Connecticut public health committee rejects amendments to require hospital-only third‑trimester abortions and to restore clinic reporting
Summary
Lawmakers debated a bill that would repeal Department of Public Health clinic regulations; three amendments — one to require post‑second‑trimester abortions in licensed hospitals, one to restore DPH reporting rules, and one to require the repeal to go through regs review — were defeated on roll calls.
The Connecticut General Assembly's Public Health Committee debated a bill that would repeal certain Department of Public Health regulations for abortion clinics and related provisions, including where later procedures may be performed and whether clinics must report abortion data to the state.
Representative Mara proposed an amendment that would require "all induced abortions after second trimester shall be done in a licensed hospital." The committee discussed the amendment at length, with senators and representatives asking whether state law already limits post‑viability procedures and whether existing regulations require hospital care when necessary to preserve the life or health of the patient. Representative Mara said the amendment intended to ensure later procedures occur where hospital resources are available if an infant were born alive. The amendment was defeated on a roll call and did not pass.
A separate amendment from Senator Summers sought to add back…
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