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Committee advances medical-records bill allowing patients to mark miscarriages as non-elective
Summary
First-substitute HB 480 passed the Judiciary Committee. The bill defines "medically indicated abortion" and allows individuals who experienced a miscarriage or medically necessary abortion to request a note in their medical record indicating the procedure was not elective; committee vote was largely in favor with two 'No' votes recorded.
The House Judiciary Committee favorably recommended first-substitute HB 480, which would allow patients who experienced a miscarriage or a medically indicated abortion to request that their medical record state the procedure was not elective.
Representative Lisonbee, sponsor of the substitute, said she and stakeholders worked with a range of clinicians to define "medically indicated abortion" to include…
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