I hope this catches on in more states, especially with Roe v. Wade being so terribly limited in the US now. If you're going to take away abortion, make it easier for women to get hysterectomies. But I hope this law won't only apply to women who have medically necessary reasons for wanting/needing hysterectomies because it'll still suck if women who want elective removal of healthy uteruses get refused because "you might want a babby!!1"
I also notice that there is nothing saying a doctor has to perform the procedure
correctly. Because you know as well as I do there will be OB/GYNs who scoff at the idea of removing the organ that makes them so much money. They might botch the procedure on purpose so they make money, but the woman can possibly come back to make them more money - either in the form of pregnancy, continuing menstrual disorders, or repeating the hysterectomy. I'm sure there's a way they could get away with it so they couldn't be sued for malpractice, like claiming ethical/religious/moral conflicts like pharmacists do to refuse women birth control and RU-486.
Also, how easy could it be for a doctor to claim they don't know any other providers who would perform the procedure as a reason to refuse a woman treatment as well as refuse to allow her to divert her business elsewhere? Would they be legally required to compile a list of willing providers and keep them handy? What if a doctor feels a woman is not informed enough about the procedure and refuses her on that basis, but also refuses to provide proper information so she can give informed consent?
What if insurance refuses to cover a hysterectomy, even for medically legitimate reasons? There would probably have to be insurance reform to ensure the procedure will be covered because most people probably cannot afford a hysterectomy out of pocket.
I'm just thinking about loopholes that I'm sure would be exploited by parties whom are against this bill being put into effect.