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Long Title
AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE PRACTICE OF ABORTION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Date filed
May 15, 2006
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05458 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE PRACTICE OF ABORTION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to expand the coverage of the penal law on abortion to include physicians and midwives, aside from pharmacists, who administer, prescribe, procure or dispense or sell any medicine, drug or other abortifacient substance or devise. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOLETA, RODANTE D. |
| DATE FILED : 2006-05-15 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2006-05-22 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to expand the coverage of the penal law on abortion to include physicians and midwives, aside from pharmacists, who administer, prescribe, procure or dispense or sell any medicine, drug or other abortifacient substance or devise.'
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