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One other state -- [[Mississippi]] -- has passed a meaningful version of this bill.  On April 16, 2012, the Governor signed into law a requirement that abortions only be performed by an abortionist who has privileges at a local hospital, which would enable him to handle complications.

One other state -- [[Mississippi]] -- has passed a meaningful version of this bill.  On April 16, 2012, the Governor signed into law a requirement that abortions only be performed by an abortionist who has privileges at a local hospital, which would enable him to handle complications.

Other states have passed ineffective forms of this law, or not passed them at all.  [[Florida]] passed a diluted version of this bill, which was introduced in 2005 as H.B. 1041.  In 2006 these additional states had pending versions of this rule requiring an abortionist to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital (which many abortionists lack, and end up dumping emergency victims on other doctors):

Other states have passed ineffective forms of this law, or not passed them at all.  [[Florida]] passed a diluted version of this bill, which was introduced in 2005 as H.B. 1041.  In 2006 these additional states had pending versions of this rule requiring an abortionist to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital (which many abortionists lack, and end up dumping emergency victims on other doctors), but [[liberal]] opposition prevented these bills from passing in a meaningful form:

   

   

*[[Alabama]]: AL H.B. 250  

*[[Alabama]]: AL H.B. 250