I understand that new regulations take effect August 21, 2005 relating to informed consent when conducting abortions. What do these new laws require?
A State law and associated regulations address the required content of information to patients considered to constitute informed consent for abortion procedures. There are two major stipulations in the law. The state law required two things. First, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is required to maintain an informational web site covering the required information on fetal development, abortion, pregnancy, and family planning. The web site also has resources related to pregnancy-related social and health services in Alaska. The informed consent web site is located at www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/wcfh/informedconsent/default.htm. Second, use of the informational web site will be anonymously monitored with the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
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