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

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 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 36FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLester, KellyAnd Then There Were NoneOral
FAVKelly, Dr. JamesAssociation of American Physician & SurgeonsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVManole, JoannGrace Center for Maternal and Women's HealthWritten (PDF)
FAVBarnwell, BrianlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifeWritten (PDF)
FAVRoberts, EileenParents For LifeOral
FAVFaith, ShaohannahStudents for LifeOral
FAVCantilena, BarbaraselfWritten (PDF)
FAVAdelaide, KatherineIndividualOral
FAVArlinghaus, FrancisIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVArshavsky, SvetlanaIndividualPosition only
FAVBrocato, DeborahlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBurns, PaigeIndividualOral
FAVCarozza, Senator Mary BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCastro, OswaldoIndividualPosition only
FAVColombini, MarcoIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDiefenbach, KlausIndividualPosition only
FAVDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
FAVDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVHand, MaryIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHopkins, BarbaraIndividualPosition only
FAVKlein, MichelleIndividualPosition only
FAVLee, MickeyIndividualPosition only
FAVMANOHAR, KRISHNAIndividualPosition only
FAVMcFadden, ToniIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVPimentel, DanielleIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVReddoch, ShirleyIndividualOral
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualOral
FAVShuping, MarthaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FAVWilson, ThomasIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVbrenner, lorettaIndividualPosition only
UNFPipkin, MatthewlobbyistMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
UNFBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
UNFEmerson, JessicaThe Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectWritten (PDF)
UNFSiri, MichellelobbyistThe Women's Law Center of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBarnwell, BrianMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.
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.