SB 1890, by Rep. Dan Sullivan, forbids abortions based solely on the sex of the child. The bill passed the House with a vote of 95-1.
SB 1891, by Rep. Pam Peterson, creates the Freedom of Conscience Act, which would protect the rights of health care professionals to refuse to take part in the destruction of innocent human life. Her bill passed the House with a vote of 80-13.
SB 1902, by Rep. Skye McNiel, makes it illegal for a person other than a physician to provide or administer the chemical abortion pill, RU-486, for the purposes of inducing an abortion. The bill also requires physicians to file a report under certain circumstances, and provides a civil action for certain fathers and maternal grandparents of unborn children aborted by a physician who knowingly or recklessly violates the provisions of the measure. The bill passed the House with a vote of 91-7.
All three bills now head to Gov. Brad Henry for either approval or veto.
