HR 12146 · 95th Congress ·
Adolescent Health, Services, and Pregnancy Prevention and Care Act
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1978-04-17)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Adolescent Health Services, and Pregnancy Prevention and Care Act - Makes findings concerning the health, social, and economic consequences of unwanted initial and repeat pregnancies among adolescents and declares the purpose of this Act to be the prevention of unwanted adolescent pregnancies and the provision of proper care to pregnant adolescents. Title I: Grant Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to public and nonprofit private organizations (grantees) to coordinate their services for the purposes of preventing unwanted adolescent pregnancies and providing care for infants born to adolescents. Sets forth purposes for which grantees may use funds provided under this Act. Includes among such purposes (1) the coordination of services aimed at preventing unwanted initial and repeat adolescent pregnancies, (2) the referral of pregnant adolescents or adolescent mothers to maternal health care services, and (3) the supplementation of inadequate local services and care designed to prevent unwanted adolescent pregnancies. Prohibits grantees from establishing income eligibility requirements for the receipt of services funded by this Act or f…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only