Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
- Last Action
- 3/27/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-12Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-03 (00)
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. The term "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut.
Also, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with these requirements must immediately report such failure to an appropriate law enforcement agency.
An individual who violates the provisions of this bill is subject to a criminal fine, up to five years in prison, or both.
An individual who commits an overt act that kills a child born alive is subject to criminal 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
- Luke Messer (R-IN)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Keith Rothfus (R-PA)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Bill Johnson (R-OH)
- SAM GRAVES (R-MO)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
- Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
- Pete Olson (R-TX)
- Mia Love (R-UT)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Health personnel
- Legal fees and court costs
- Medical ethics
- Violent crime
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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