SSB 5093: Concerning dignity in pregnancy loss.

What this bill does

Removes the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over the bodies of deceased persons whose death resulted from known or suspected abortions, or due to premature births or stillbirths. Repeals the crime of concealing birth. Requires correctional institutions and private detention facilities to report annually on the aggregate number of confined and incarcerated people who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss.

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Floor votes

• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 9, 2025
  58 yea · 39 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 17, 2025
  30 yea · 19 nay
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 5, 2025
  30 yea · 19 nay

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