1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the physical presence of a physician for abortion 
1.3 	procedures;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 145.412, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 145.412, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) It shall be unlawful to willfully perform an 
1.7 	abortion unless the abortion is performed:
1.8 	(1) by a physician licensed to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 147, or a 
1.9 	physician in training under the supervision of a licensed physician;
1.10 	(2) in a hospital or abortion facility if the abortion is performed after the first 
1.11 	trimester;
1.12 	(3) in a manner consistent with the lawful rules promulgated by the state 
1.13 	commissioner of health; and
1.14 	(4) with the consent of the woman submitting to the abortion after a full explanation 
1.15 	of the procedure and effect of the abortion.
1.16 	(b) No abortion shall be performed, induced, or attempted unless the physician who 
1.17 	uses or prescribes any instrument, device, medicine, drug, or other substance to perform, 
1.18 	induce, or attempt the abortion is physically present in the same room with the patient 
1.19 	when the physician performs, induces, or attempts to perform or induce the abortion. Any 
1.20 	person who knowingly or recklessly violates this paragraph is guilty of a felony. No 
1.21 	civil or criminal penalty shall be assessed against the patient upon whom the abortion is 
1.22 	performed, induced, or attempted to be performed or induced.