“The purpose of [House Bill] 3058, the new bill, was to ensure that there was an affirmative defense for physicians, that they would not have to be concerned about liability for using their medical judgment,” she said.
The new legislation says doctors have protection against prosecution when they treat PPROM. Short for previable premature rupture of membranes, PPROM is when a woman’s water breaks early, perhaps before the baby is viable. It can be fatal if untreated. Doctors were already allowed to perform an abortion in cases of ectopic pregnancies….”
