H453 - Human Life Nondiscrimination Act/No Eugenics. (Ratified)

Overview: House Bill 453 would have prohibited individuals from performing an abortion unless a physician has confirmed the abortion is not being sought because of the actual or presumed race or sex of the unborn child or the presence or presumed presence of Down syndrome. Physicians would have been required to report whether the race or sex of the unborn child or the presence of Down syndrome had been detected and to affirm that the report was accurate.

House Bill 453 was ratified by the General Assembly on June 14, 2021, and vetoed by the Governor on June 25, 2021.