CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill requiring doctors to notify parents before performing an abortion on a minor is now likely to get a hearing after being sidelined.
The Senate Finance Committee voted Thursday to send AB405 out of their committee and to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
Finance chair Sen. Ben Kieckhefer said his committee was unlikely to hear the bill, but health committee chair Sen. Joe Hardy said he plans to bring it up for discussion next week.
AB405 would require physicians to send a written notification to parents or guardians of a minor seeking an abortion and requires a 48-hour wait time before the procedure. Girls could seek an exception through the courts.
Democrats opposed the measure, saying it could drive girls to desperate lengths to hide their abortion.