September 20, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Byrum, Brown, Ananich, Tlaib, Barnett, Hovey-Wright, Howze, Rutledge, Smiley, Cavanagh, Geiss, Stanley, Haugh, Dillon, Slavens, Bauer and Oakes and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 17515 (MCL 333.17515), as added by 1993 PA 133,
and by adding section 17015a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17015a. Notwithstanding any provision of this act to the
contrary, a physician, before performing an abortion on a patient,
shall not order for or cause to be performed on that patient a
transvaginal ultrasound examination unless that examination is
medically necessary for a reason other than the performance of the
abortion. As used in this section, "abortion" means that term as
defined in section 17015.
Sec. 17515. A physician, before performing an abortion on a
patient,
shall comply with section sections
17015 and 17015a.