Late Term Abortion Restriction Act

Late Term Abortion Restriction Act - Prohibits knowingly performing an abortion after the fetus has become viable, unless, in the medical judgment of the attending physician, the abortion is necessary to preserve the woman's life or to avert serious adverse health consequences to her. Subjects a physician who violates this Act to a civil penalty.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3746 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3746

                     To prohibit certain abortions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 2005

   Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Johnson of 
  Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Boucher, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Moore of Kansas) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
   in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
                     To prohibit certain abortions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Late Term Abortion Restriction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ABORTIONS.

    (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful, in or affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce, knowingly to perform an abortion after the fetus 
has become viable.
    (b) Exception.--This section does not prohibit any abortion if, in 
the medical judgment of the attending physician, the abortion is 
necessary to preserve the life of the woman or to avert serious adverse 
health consequences to the woman.
    (c) Civil Penalty.--A physician who violates this section shall be 
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000. The civil penalty 
provided by this subsection is the exclusive remedy for a violation of 
this section.
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