Bill > S130

Introduced Session

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion. This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must exercise in the event a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. A health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to another child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) immediately admit the child to a hospital. The bill also requires a health care practitioner or other employee to immediately report any failure to comply with this requirement to law enforcement. A person who violates the requirements is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. Additionally, an individual who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive is subject to prosecution for murder. The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive for conspiracy to violate these provisions, for being an accessory after the fact, or for concealment of felony. A woman who undergoes an abortion or attempted abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this bill.

Committee Categories

Ben Sasse (R)*,  John Barrasso (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Roy Blunt (R),  John Boozman (R),  Mike Braun (R),  Richard Burr (R),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Mike Crapo (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Michael Enzi (R),  Joni Ernst (R),  Deb Fischer (R),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Josh Hawley (R),  John Hoeven (R),  Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),  James Inhofe (R),  Johnny Isakson (R),  Ron Johnson (R),  John Neely Kennedy (R),  James Lankford (R),  Mike Lee (R),  Kelly Loeffler (R),  Mitch McConnell (R),  Martha McSally (R),  Jerry Moran (R),  Rand Paul (R),  David Perdue (R),  Rob Portman (R),  Jim Risch (R),  Pat Roberts (R),  Mitt Romney (R),  Mike Rounds (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Rick Scott (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Richard Shelby (R),  Dan Sullivan (R),  John Thune (R),  Thom Tillis (R),  Pat Toomey (R),  Roger Wicker (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. (on 02/11/2020)

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