HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 792 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 484
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Elizabeth A. Poirier
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to sex selection in pregnancy.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
Angelo M. Scaccia | 14th Suffolk |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Joyce A. Spiliotis | 12th Essex |
George T. Ross | 2nd Bristol |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex |
James J. Lyons, Jr. | 18th Essex |
Richard Bastien | 2nd Worcester |
Nick Collins | 4th Suffolk |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Steven L. Levy | 4th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 792 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 484
By Ms. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 484) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others for legislation to prohibit abortions solely on account of the sex of the unborn child. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to sex selection in pregnancy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 12L of Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition of the General Laws of Massachusetts, is hereby amended by striking the period at the end thereof and adding the following:─ “provided, however, no physician shall intentionally perform such an abortion with the knowledge that the mother is seeking the abortion solely on account of the sex of the unborn child.”
SECTION 2.
Section 12M of Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition of the General Laws of Massachusetts, is hereby amended by striking the period at the end thereof and adding the following:─ “provided, however, no physician shall intentionally perform such an abortion with the knowledge that the mother is seeking the abortion solely on account of the sex of the unborn child.”
