HB 1043

Public Health - Pregnancy - Coercion (Coercive Abuse Against Mothers Prevention Act)

Sponsor: Susan K. McComas (District 34B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/16 at 6:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an individual from committing or threatening certain actions with the intent of coercing a pregnant woman to have an abortion; providing that a pregnant minor is considered an emancipated minor for purposes of eligibility for public assistance if the minor is denied financial support from a parent or guardian due to the minor's refusal to have an abortion; requiring a health care facility that performs abortions to post certain signs in certain rooms of the facility; etc.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lester, Kelly	And Then There Were None	Oral
FAV	McLaughlin, Darlyn	Chief of Staff, Delegate Susan K. McComas	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
FAV	Manole, Joann	Grace Center for Maternal and Women's Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnwell, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palumbo, Pamela	Maryland Coalition of Medical Pregnancy Clinics	Oral
FAV	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Roberts, Eileen	Parents For Life	Oral
FAV	Slayter, Noah	Students For Life Action	Oral
FAV	Bachmann, Annalise	Students for Life	Oral
FAV	Faith, Shaohannah	Students for Life	Oral
FAV	Cantilena, Barbara	self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arlinghaus, Francis	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arshavsky, Svetlana	Individual	Position only
FAV	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Burns, Paige	Individual	Oral
FAV	Castro, Oswaldo	Individual	Position only
FAV	Colombini, Marco	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crepeau, Marisa	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate McComas, Delegate McComaslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Diefenbach, Klaus	Individual	Position only
FAV	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
FAV	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hopkins, Barbara	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lee, Mickey	Individual	Position only
FAV	MANOHAR, KRISHNA	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Pimentel, Danielle	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shuping, Martha	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sirkel, Robin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Vernon, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Wilson, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Position only
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
UNF	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
UNF	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
UNF	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

And Then There Were NoneFAV 1

Chief of Staff, Delegate Susan K. McComasFAV 1

Concerned CitizenFAV 1

Grace Center for Maternal and Women's HealthFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)UNF 1

Maryland Coalition of Medical Pregnancy ClinicsFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Maryland Right to LifeFAV 1

N/AUNF 1

Parents For LifeFAV 1

selfFAV 1

Students for LifeFAV 2

Students For Life ActionFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectUNF 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBarnwell, BrianMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

UNFShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

UNFSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.