H.B. 4620 – Rep. Klint Kesto
Current Status
H.B. 4620 was introduced by Representative Klint Kesto on May 17, 2017 and referred to the House Committee on Law and Justice.
Description
This bill will enable women who have suffered an abortion-related injury to bring charges against the doctor whenever she discovers the injury or whenever she feels ready to press charges. There is currently a three-year statute of limitations on bringing a lawsuit. H.B. 4620 will remove the statute of limitations.
Background
Some women who suffer an abortion-related injury fail to seek justice in a timely fashion. In some cases, the woman doesn’t know she was injured and the injury isn’t discovered for several years, often when she attempts to become pregnant again or during an exam. In other cases, the woman is either ashamed of the abortion and feels she deserves the injury or, she doesn’t want to admit that she has had an abortion, so she doesn’t report the injury or seek restitution.