No Consensus on H. 3245
The Conference Committee on H. 3245- The Two Trip Ultrasound Requirement Bill DID NOT reach a compromise this morning.
This makes it very unlikely that this bill will pass this legislative session.
This morning, Senator Bryant offered 4 new options and potential compromises in an attempt to get something passed. They included keeping the 1-hour waiting period for cases of rape, incest and ‘medical necessity;” allowing an ultrasound to be performed at a different facility at least 24 hours in advance, and requiring the doctor to report which waiting period applied to each procedure, requiring a 36-hour requirement.
Representative Delleny opposed all of them. The other house and Senate members supported certain options, but in the end, no compromise was agreed upon.
This is a huge victory for the Tell Them network. We have been fighting this bill for almost 2 years, and it’s because of YOUR hard work, emails, phone calls, appearances at hearings, comments on Facebook, retweets from Twitter, letters to the editor and group conversations that we have been so successful.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING! Your voices have spoken, and your efforts have paid off.
We will know for sure tomorrow at 5pm whether or not this bill is dead. Keep your eyes open- we’ll send out an update!
