SENATE DOCKET, NO. 69 FILED ON: 1/11/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 641
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harriette L. Chandler
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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 updating the public health laws.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire |
Martha M. Walz | 8th Suffolk |
Gale D. Candaras | First Hampden and Hampshire |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester |
Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester |
Kenneth J. Donnelly | Fourth Middlesex |
Thomas P. Conroy | 13th Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
James T. Welch | Hampden |
Jason M. Lewis | 31st Middlesex |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester |
Daniel B. Winslow | 9th Norfolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 69 FILED ON: 1/11/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 641
By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 641) of Harriette L. Chandler, William N. Brownsberger, John W. Scibak, Martha M. Walz and other members of the General Court for legislation to update public health laws. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 671 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to updating the public health laws.
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 12Q of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: -
Except in an emergency requiring immediate action, no abortion may be performed under section 12L or 12M unless the written consent of the proper person has been delivered to the physician performing the abortion as set forth in section 12S.
SECTION 2. Section 19 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Section 20 of said chapter 272 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. Section 21 of said chapter 272 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. Section 21A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 2, 5, and 8 the word married”.
