Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1596-A is enacted to read:

§1596-A.__Abortion reporting

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Abortion" includes both induced abortion and spontaneous abortion.

B.__"Induced abortion" means the use of any means to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a female known to be pregnant, with knowledge that the termination by those means will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the fetus.

C.__"Spontaneous abortion" means any termination of a pregnancy of a female known to be pregnant that is not an induced abortion and does not result in a live birth.

2.__Reporting form.__The following provisions govern reporting forms.

A.__No later than 90 days after the effective date of this section, the department shall prepare a reporting form for any physician performing abortions or treating patients in connection with abortions.__A copy of this section must be attached to the reporting form.

B.__Any physician performing abortions or treating patients in connection with abortions shall obtain the reporting form from the department.

C.__The reporting form must require the following information:

(1)__The number of induced abortions performed and the number of spontaneous abortions treated in the previous calendar year, broken down by month;

(2)__The method of abortion used for each induced abortion;

(3) The approximate gestational age, in weeks, of the unborn child involved in each abortion;

(4) The age of the mother at the time of the abortions;