Session: 2017-2018

ACLU-PA Position: Opposes

House Bill 2050 amends the Pennsylvania crimes code to prohibit terminating a pregnancy based solely on a “prenatal diagnosis of, or belief that the unborn child has, Down syndrome.” Any violation of this provision would constitute a third-degree felony.

Sponsors

Representative Mike Turzai

Status

Passed House

Session

2017 - 2018

Bill number

Position

Oppose