Reps. Ballentine, Wooten, W. Newton, Hixon, Collins, Forrest, Cogswell, Taylor, Blackwell, Bradley, D.C. Moss, Caskey, Bailey, and Bryant propose the following Amendment No. to H. 5399 (COUNCIL\VR\5399C039.CC.VR22):

Reference is to the bill as introduced.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 3, by adding:

/ Section 44-41-825.(A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a physician may perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, and the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is fewer than twenty weeks.

(B) A physician who performs or induces an abortion on a pregnant woman based on the exceptions in subsection (A) must report the allegation of rape or incest to the sheriff in the county in which the abortion was performed. The report must be made no later than twenty-four hours after performing or inducing the abortion, may be made orally or otherwise, and shall include the name and contact information of the pregnant woman making the allegation. Prior to performing or inducing an abortion, a physician who performs or induces an abortion based upon an allegation of rape or incest must notify the pregnant woman that the physician will report the allegation of rape or incest to the sheriff. The physician shall make written notations in the pregnant woman's medical records that the abortion was performed pursuant to the applicable exception, that the doctor timely notified the sheriff of the allegation of rape or incest, and that the woman was notified prior to the abortion that the physician would notify the sheriff of the allegation of rape or incest. /