HB 22 - Woman's Right to Know Bill

HB 22 – Woman’s Right to Know Addition/Ashley’s Law 

Primary Sponsors: Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus), Rep. Speciale (R-Craven), Rep. Kidwell (R-Beaufort)

This bill would require the following information before a medical abortion.

• Before administration of mifepristone, the physician or qualified health professional shall inform the patient that it is possible to stop the abortion by not taking misoprostol and taking progesterone to reverse the effects of mifepristone. 
• Information on how, where, and from whom women can obtain assistance in discontinuing an abortion must be available on the DHHS web site.
• Immediately before administration of misoprostol, the physician or qualified professional shall provide medical proof to the woman that fetal death has occurred.

Bill Movement

This bill was filed on February 5, 2019.

This bill was referred to the following committees:

• Judiciary
• Health
• Rules