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House passes measure clarifying minors’ access to contraceptive and pregnancy care, strips earlier abortion language
Summary
After floor amendments, the House passed HB 7213 as amended to codify minors’ access to contraceptive counseling and pregnancy‑related care and to prohibit sharing minors’ care records without consent; proposed parental‑notification amendments were debated and defeated.
The Connecticut House passed HB 7213 as amended, a bill that clarifies and codifies minors’ access to a defined set of reproductive‑health services while preserving mandatory‑reporting duties for providers.
Representative McCarthy Vahey (public‑health committee) summarized the amended measure: it covers contraceptive counseling and services, STI prevention and testing, prenatal care and care during labor and delivery, and it…
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