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Friday, January 14, 2011
Ind. Law - "He's also hopeful his hysterectomy bill will get a committee assignment this year"
From a story yesterday by Nick Schneider, Assistant Editor of the Greene County Daily World, about 2/3 through a story discussing the session so far with District 45 State Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville):
Lawmakers have until today (Tuesday) to file bills and the committee chairs decide which bills will get a hearing and move on.The bill is HB 1257.Specific legislation that Borders is hopeful will receive a committee assignment is a bill he is co-sponsoring with District 39 State Sen. John Waterman that would allow Indiana cities and towns to collect their own money for ordinance violations, rather than going through the regular county court system.
Borders said this pertains to ordinance violation cases such as those dealing with tall grass, dilapidated houses and local traffic citations.
He's also hopeful his hysterectomy bill will get a committee assignment this year.
Borders, who believes most of the hysterectomy procedures performed are unnecessary, was unsuccessful in passage of a bill he sponsored in 2010 that would have required women to have informed consent before undergoing the medical procedure.
The bill died last January without a vote in committee.
Borders continued his fight for the legislation during a summer study committee and says things look better this session.
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, a hormone-responsive female reproductive sex organ.
Under Borders proposed bill, patients would be required to watch a video/DVD that relates information that the procedure will result in infertility, and a description of the discomforts and risks that might follow the procedure.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 14, 2011 10:25 AM
Posted to Indiana Law