2009 House Bill 5158

Require “crisis pregnancy” centers to give abortion information

Introduced in the House

June 25, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (D-69)

To require a “crisis pregnancy” organization, defined as a non-profit organization that provides services and counseling to women with unplanned or unwanted pregnancies, to give women a “medically accurate and objective explanation of the full range of options, including abortion, parenting, and adoption”.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sept. 9, 2009

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

March 24, 2010

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require these organizations to give information on abortions, but does require them to explicitly disclose that they do not.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 66 to 42 (details)

To require that if a “crisis pregnancy” organization (defined as a non-profit organization that provides services and counseling to women with unplanned or unwanted pregnancies) does not provide information on abortion, then it must explicitly tell a woman seeking services that it "does not provide information that would lead to a pregnancy termination, location of pregnancy termination services, or birth control information".

Received in the Senate

April 14, 2010

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy