Informed Consent for Abortion

S.B. 384 of 1993
P.A. 133 of 1993
MCL 333.17015
Sponsor: Sen. Jack Welborn

Effective Date: September 15, 1999

This law requires abortionists to give women information about what abortion procedure they will have, the name of the doctor, line drawings of the gestational age of their unborn baby, other options to abortion like adoption, and at least one day to review the material (24-hour waiting period).

A physician must also confirm the woman’s pregnancy, provide a written summary describing abortion, risks, alternatives, and risks of full term pregnancy. A woman must give written consent and be informed of her right to withhold or withdraw consent. The physician must provide the woman with a copy of the signed consent form.

The law was signed by the Governor in 1993, but held up in the Michigan courts by abortion clinic owners until September 15, 1999 when the law went into effect.

More History

Informed Consent Revision of 2000

Abortion Prepayment Prohibition of 2002