Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING THE PENAL CODE, ARTICLE 259 ON ABORTION
Date filed
December 4, 2008
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05591 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING THE PENAL CODE, ARTICLE 259 ON ABORTION |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to put more teeth to the Constitutional ban on abortion by providing that penalties imposed by law be meted in their maximum and by imposing the additional penalty of perpetual loss of license to practice their profession by the guilty individuals. Further exempts a woman on whom the abortion was performed from criminal prosecution in exchange for her testimony against the physician, midwife, nurse or health worker concerned. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SANTIAGO, NARCISO III D. |
| DATE FILED : 2008-12-04 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2008-12-09 |
Abstract
Seeks to put more teeth to the Constitutional ban on abortion by providing that penalties imposed by law be meted in their maximum and by imposing the additional penalty of perpetual loss of license to practice their profession by the guilty individuals. Further exempts a woman on whom the abortion was performed from criminal prosecution in exchange for her testimony against the physician, midwife, nurse or health worker concerned.
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