03/26/2003 01:32 PM Senate HES

         SB  30-ABORTION: INFORMED CONSENT; INFORMATION                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRED  DYSON announced SB 30  to be up before  the committee                                                               
and presented the  version I, which does two  things. It includes                                                               
a waiting  period and provides  doctors' offices with  the option                                                               
of  creating  an informed  consent  publication  for patients  or                                                               
providing them with the prepared pamphlet.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GRETCHEN GUESS  pointed out that the bill  only makes one                                                               
change.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  DYSON apologized  and said  it  just puts  in the  24-hour                                                               
waiting  period and  added that  there would  be another  version                                                               
that would  insert legislative  findings that  explain compelling                                                               
state  interest  in  informed  consent.  The  Department  of  Law                                                               
believes  that  elucidation  will  help   make  a  case  if  it's                                                               
challenged in court.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GUESS  asked if  they would  be looking  for a  J version                                                               
next.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DYSON  replied yes and announced  that he would hold  SB 30                                                               
in committee.