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House suspends rules to place informed-consent bill on top of third-reading calendar
Summary
The House voted to suspend rules and place Second Substitute House Bill 129 (informed consent for abortion) at the top of the third-reading calendar after a divisional roll and members arriving; the motion passed 51–24 following a debate focused on face-to-face consent and concerns about telephone counseling.
Representative Filpack moved to suspend the rules so Second Substitute House Bill 129, concerning informed consent in abortion care, could be placed at the top of the third-reading calendar. Members debated whether the existing statute and recent court rulings require face-to-face informed consent and whether telephone counseling could create a loophole.
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