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House passes Down Syndrome Non‑Discrimination Abortion Act after extended debate and germane ruling on substitute
Summary
House Bill 205, requiring informed-consent consultations for prenatal Down syndrome diagnoses and prohibiting abortion when sought solely for that diagnosis, passed the House after lengthy debate. A proposed substitute tying short-term DSPD waiting‑list funding to the bill was ruled not germane and excluded; the amended anti‑discrimination language moved forward.
Representative Lisenby presented House Bill 205, the Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Abortion Act, explaining it requires that results of prenatal screening or diagnostic tests indicating Down syndrome be delivered in a licensed in-person consultation or telehealth/telephone conference and that physicians provide contact information for parent support groups and referrals to specialists.
"To address these issues, HB 205 requires the result of any prenatal screening or diagnostic test that indicates an unborn child has or may have Down syndrome be delivered by a licensed prenatal provider at an in…
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