House Bill 1069
By: Representatives Dunahoo of the 31st, Carpenter of the 4th, Smith of the 18th, Horner of
the 3rd, Scoggins of the 14th, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital
records, so as to require the Department of Public Health to publish and maintain statistical
reports relating to induced terminations of pregnancy notwithstanding requirements on the
department for physician confidentiality; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital records,
is amended by revising Code Section 31-10-19, relating to reporting of induced termination
of pregnancy, as follows:
"31-10-19.
<ins>(a)</ins> Each induced termination of pregnancy which occurs in this state, regardless of the
length of gestation or weight, shall be reported directly to the department within ten days
by the person in charge of the institution or clinic, or designated representative, in which
the induced termination of pregnancy was performed. If the induced termination of
pregnancy was performed outside an institution or clinic, the attending physician shall
prepare and file the report within the time specified by this Code section.
<ins>(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection (i) of Code Section
16-12-141.1, subsection (h) of Code Section 31-9A-6, and subsection (c) of Code Section
31-9B-3, on and after July 1, 2026, the department shall publish on the department's
website, either directly or via a hyperlink to a separate website or web based application,
information containing statistics and indicators relating to induced terminations of
pregnancy, presented in tabular, mapped, charted, or other appropriate form. Such
information shall be updated and posted not less than annually and shall include, but shall
not be limited to, data on the number of induced terminations of pregnancy beginning from
the year 1994, which shall be broken down by year, county, age, race, and ethnicity;
provided, however, that the posted information shall comply with the provisions of the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, and
the department shall ensure none of the information posted could reasonably lead to the
identification of any individual female or of any female for whom a guardian or
conservator has been appointed."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.