A resolution recommitting the United States to the promotion of disability rights and to the values enshrined in the Prologue Room of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in the District of Columbia, and recognizing the enduring contributions that individuals with disabilities have made throughout the history of the United States and the role of the disability community in the ongoing struggle for civil rights in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 3/2/2021
Actions
- 2021-01-28Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-01-28Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-28 (00)
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA
This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of sex-selection abortions (i.e., abortions based on the sex or gender of an unborn child).
It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief.
A woman who undergoes a sex-selection abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Cosponsors (14)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Ben Sasse (R-NE)
- John Thune (R-SD)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Right of privacy
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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