This Amendment modifies the language of the Act by imposing the requirement that an abortion provided to protect the mental health of the pregnant person must be medically indicted by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed mental health professional.

Plain English Breakdown

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This Amendment modifies the language of the Act by imposing the requirement that an abortion provided to protect the mental health of the pregnant person must be medically indicted by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed mental health professional.

This Amendment modifies the language of the Act by imposing the requirement that an abortion provided to protect the mental health of the pregnant person must be medically indicted by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed mental health professional.

What This Bill Does

• This Amendment modifies the language of the Act by imposing the requirement that an abortion provided to protect the mental health of the pregnant person must be medically indicted by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed mental health professional.
• An abortion provided to protect the physical health or life of an individual must be supported by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional.

Limits and Unknowns

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Official Summary Text

This Amendment modifies the language of the Act by imposing the requirement that an abortion provided to protect the mental health of the pregnant person must be medically indicted by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed mental health professional. An abortion provided to protect the physical health or life of an individual must be supported by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Richardson

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 5

AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 5 on line 9 by deleting "

, in the good-faith medical judgment of a treating attending health care professional,

" after "

that

" therein.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 5 on line 10 by inserting "

An abortion that is provided to protect the mental health of the pregnant individual must be medically indicated through the good-faith medical judgment of both a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed mental health care professional. An abortion that is provided to protect the physical health or life of a pregnant individual must be medically indicated through the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional.

" after the period therein.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment modifies the language of the Act by imposing the requirement that an abortion provided to protect the mental health of the pregnant person must be medically indicted by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed mental health professional. An abortion provided to protect the physical health or life of an individual must be supported by the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional.

Author: Senator Richardson