HR 36 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2017-10-04)
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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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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Oct 3, 2017As introduced in the Committee on the Judiciary on January 3, 2017
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Cosponsors (20)
20 Republicans