S20 - Care for Women, Children, and Families Act - Part II. (SL 2023-14)

Overview: Part II of S.L. 2023-14, as amended by Part XIV of S.L. 2023-65, requires that all surgical abortions be performed in hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, or licensed abortion clinics. It also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to adopt rules for the regulation of abortion clinics.

This bill was vetoed by the Governor on May 14, 2023. The veto was overridden by the General Assembly on May 16, 2023. The provisions in this Part of the act authorizing the adoption of rules became effective July 1, 2023. The remaining provisions in this Part of the act became effective October 1, 2023.