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HB165 • 2025

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment.

Abortion Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
BONNER
Last action
2025-02-13
Official status
Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 617, Feb. 13, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-13 H

    Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 617, Feb. 13, 2025

  2. 2025-01-16 HEALTH

    Referred to HEALTH, Jan. 16, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
CORRECTIVE REPRINT
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 123 PRINTER'S NO. 617
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 165
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BONNER, JAMES, M. BROWN, KAUFFMAN, KUZMA, ROWE,
ZIMMERMAN AND GILLEN, JANUARY 16, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 16, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in abortion, further providing for
medical consultation and judgment.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3204 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 3204. Medical consultation and judgment.
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(b.1) Pain relief medication.--No abortion shall be
performed without providing pain relief medication to the unborn
child who is more than 15 weeks' gestational age prior to the
abortion procedure unless:
(1) the physician has prior knowledge of an adverse
reaction to pain relief medication by the pregnant woman; or
(2) there is a medical emergency where there is
insufficient time to provide pain relief medication before
the abortion is performed.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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