DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 5

AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 5 on line 9 by deleting " , in the good-faith medical judgment of a treating attending health care professional, " after " that " therein.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 5 on line 10 by inserting " An abortion that is provided to protect the physical health or life of a pregnant individual must be medically indicated through the good-faith medical judgement of both a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed health care professional. An abortion that is provided to protect the mental health of a pregnant individual must be medically indicated through the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional. " after the period therein.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment modifies the language of the Act by imposing the requirement that an abortion provided to protect the physical health of the pregnant person must be medically indicted by both the good-faith medical judgement of a treating attending health care professional and a Delaware licensed health care professional who concurs with the treating professional's medical judgement. Under this amendment, abortions provided for mental health reasons require only the support of a treating attending health care professional.

Author: Senator Richardson