H.F. 573 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 146A.1 Prerequisites for abortion. 1 1. A physician performing an abortion shall certify in 2 the woman’s medical record all of the following prior to the 3 performance of an abortion: 4 a. That the woman has undergone an ultrasound imaging of the 5 fetus. 6 b. That the woman is given the opportunity to view the 7 ultrasound image of the fetus. 8 c. That the woman is given the option of hearing a 9 description of the ultrasound image and hearing the heartbeat 10 of the fetus. 11 2. A physician who does not comply with this section is 12 subject to license discipline pursuant to section 148.6. 13 3. For the purposes of this section, “abortion” means 14 abortion as defined in section 146.1. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill requires that prior to performing an abortion, 19 a physician must certify in the woman’s medical record that 20 the woman has undergone an ultrasound imaging of the fetus; 21 that the woman is given the opportunity to view the ultrasound 22 image of the fetus; and that the woman is given the option of 23 hearing a description of the ultrasound image and hearing the 24 heartbeat of the fetus. A physician who does not comply with 25 the requirements is subject to license discipline under Code 26 section 148.6, which may include a civil penalty not to exceed 27 $10,000. 28 -1- LSB 1475HV (1) 86 pf/nh 1/ 1