HR 4153 IH
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4153
To prohibit certain abortions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 3, 2000
Mr. EDWARDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on 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
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 `Banning Late Term Abortions 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, at the time
of the abortion the physician concludes in good faith according to the
physician's best medical judgment, 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 $100,000.
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