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Introduced Session

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements. A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

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Lindsey Graham (R)*,  Lamar Alexander (R),  John Barrasso (R),  Roy Blunt (R),  John Boozman (R),  Richard Burr (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Thad Cochran (R),  Bob Corker (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Mike Crapo (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Michael Enzi (R),  Joni Ernst (R),  Deb Fischer (R),  Jeff Flake (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Orrin Hatch (R),  Dean Heller (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),  John McCain (R),  Mitch McConnell (R),  Jerry Moran (R),  Rand Paul (R),  David Perdue (R),  Rob Portman (R),  Jim Risch (R),  Pat Roberts (R),  Mike Rounds (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Ben Sasse (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Richard Shelby (R),  Luther Strange (R),  Dan Sullivan (R),  John Thune (R),  Thom Tillis (R),  Pat Toomey (R),  Roger Wicker (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 10/05/2017)

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