,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #gg  #aac?    
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #agig 
,report ,no4 #aac-aji1 ,"p ,i  ,,9 ,,!  
,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona 7=       
himself1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 
,scalise1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,s*weik]t1   
,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4         
,conaway1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 
,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4      
,flem+1 ,mr4 ,g>rett1 ,mr4 ,roe (       
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,c>t]1 ,mr4 ,neugebau]1 
,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga (
 ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,h>p]1 ,mr4 ,massie1    
,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4     
,b\/any1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,brid5/9e1 
,mr4 ,k+/on1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,hold+1 
,mr4 ,griff9 ( ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( 
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,ama%1    
,mr4 ,bu*anan1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,s\?      
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4
 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4   
,ba*us1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mrs4
 ,noem1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,"y (   

,indiana1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,/ockman1  
,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4       
,alex&]1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,%u/]1   
,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1   
,mr4 ,f9*]1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,br\n (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,b5i%ek1  
,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,tib]i1 ,mr4           
,we/morel&1 ,mr4 ,ro?fus1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1
 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,bonn]1 ,mr4 ,pitts1  
,mr4 ,price ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1
 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4       
,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,yod]1 ,mr4  
,hultgr51 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,olson1    
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1
 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,hall1
 ,mr4 ,nug5t1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4      
,mill] ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4   
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 ,s*ock1 & 
,mr4 ,posey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*

 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,june #ad1 #bjac    
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,kelly (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,ms4 ,j5k9s1
 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,=bes1 ,mr4 ,t]ry1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 
,mr4 ,kl9e1 ,mr4 ,camp1 ,mr4            
,fleis*mann1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4       
,b>letta1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,m>*ant1    
,mr4 ,rahall1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4    
,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 
,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mrs4    
,ellm]s1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson ( ,texas1   
,mrs4 ,ba*mann1 ,mr4 ,la?am1 ,mr4       
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 
,mr4 ,s\!rl&1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,b>ton1
 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,w5/rup1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,rog]s (    
,k5tucky1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,/utzman1 ,mr4 ,coble1 ,mr4 ,murphy (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,mr4       
,mc,henry1 ,mr4 ,duffy1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1  
,mr4 ,h5s>l+1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,poe (  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,d5ham1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4   
,hudson1 ,mrs4 ,brooks ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 

,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,b5tivolio1 ,mr4 
,brooks ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,r5acci1 ,mr4  
,mess]1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4           
,mc,clintock1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4     
,mica1 ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4    
,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4
 ,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1   
,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,radel1
 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,g+rey ( 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,coll9s (  
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,griffi? 
( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4           
,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1 ,mr4     
,san=d1 ,mr4 ,culb]son1 ,mr4 ,rice (    
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,graves (
 ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,smi? (  
,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,petri1 ,mr4 ,graves (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,web/] ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,rigell1 & ,mr4 ,hurt  ,june #ad1 #bjac 
,report$ f ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y )
 am5dm5ts ,/rike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic      
,june #ad1 #bjac ,! ,committee on       
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m dis*>g$2    
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se

 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be    
pr9t$ ,= text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy
 ( bill z introduc$ on ,april #bf1 #bjac
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to protect pa9-capable    
unborn *ildr5 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,pa9-,capable      
,unborn ,*ild ,protection ,act4  #b4    
,legislative f9d+s & decl>ation (       
con/itutional au?ority = enactm5t       
,congress f9ds & decl>es ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,pa9 receptors 7nociceptors7 are pres5t
 ?r\gh\t ! unborn *ild's entire body &  
n]ves l9k ^! receptors to ! bra9's      
?alamus & subcortical plate by no lat]  
?an #bj weeks aft] f]tilization4  7#b7  
,by #h weeks aft] f]tilization1 ! unborn
 *ild reacts to t\*4 ,aft] #bj weeks1 ! 
unborn *ild reacts to /imuli t w\ld be  
recogniz$ z pa9ful if appli$ to an adult
 human1 = example1 by recoil+4  7#c7 ,9 
! unborn *ild1 application ( su* pa9ful 
/imuli is associat$ ) significant       
increases 9 /ress hormones kn[n z !     

/ress response4  7#d7 ,subjection to su*
 pa9ful /imuli is associat$ ) long-t]m  
h>mful neurodevelopm5tal effects1 su* z 
alt]$ pa9 s5sitivity &1 possibly1       
emotional1 behavioral1 & le>n+          
disabilities lat] 9 life4  7#e7 ,= !    
purposes ( surg]y on unborn *ildr51     
fetal ane/hesia is r\t9ely adm9i/]$ & is
 associat$ ) a decrease 9 /ress hormones
 comp>$ to _! level :5 pa9ful /imuli are
 appli$ )\t su* ane/hesia4 ,9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 surg]y ( ?is type is be+ p]=m$  
by #bj weeks aft] f]tilization & e>li] 9
 specializ$ units affiliat$ ) *ildr5's  
hospitals4  7#f7 ,! position1 ass]t$ by 
"s physicians1 t ! unborn *ild is       
incapable ( exp]i5c+ pa9 until a po9t   
lat] 9 pregnancy ?an #bj weeks aft]     
f]tilization pr$om9ately re/s on !      
assumption t ! ability to exp]i5ce pa9  
dep5ds on ! c]ebral cortex & requires   
n]ve connections betwe5 ! ?alamus & !   
cortex4 ,h[ev]1 rec5t m$ical rese>* &   
analysis1 especially s9ce #bjjg1        
provides /rong evid5ce = ! conclusion t 

a function+ cortex is n necess>y to     
exp]i5ce pa94  7#g7 ,sub/antial evid5ce 
indicates t *ildr5 born miss+ ! bulk ( !
 c]ebral cortex1 ^? ) hydran5cephaly1   
nev]!less exp]i5ce pa94  7#h7 ,9 adult  
humans & 9 animals1 /imulation or       
ablation ( ! c]ebral cortex does n alt] 
pa9 p]ception1 :ile /imulation or       
ablation ( ! ?alamus does4  7#i7        
,sub/antial evid5ce indicates t         
/ructures us$ = pa9 process+ 9 e>ly     
developm5t diff] f ^? ( adults1 us+     
diff]5t neural elem5ts available at     
specific times dur+ developm5t1 su* z ! 
subcortical plate1 to fulfill ! role (  
pa9 process+4  7#aj7 ,! position1 ass]t$
 by "s comm5tators1 t ! unborn *ild     
rema9s 9 a coma-l sleep /ate t precludes
 ! unborn *ild exp]i5c+ pa9 is          
inconsi/5t ) ! docum5t$ reaction (      
unborn *ildr5 to pa9ful /imuli & ) !    
exp]i5ce ( fetal surgeons :o h f\nd x   
necess>y to s$ate ! unborn *ild )       
ane/hesia to prev5t ! unborn *ild f     
engag+ 9 vigor\s movem5t 9 reaction to  

invasive surg]y4  7#aa7 ,consequ5tly1   
!re is sub/antial m$ical evid5ce t an   
unborn *ild is capable ( exp]i5c+ pa9 at
 lea/ by #bj weeks aft] f]tilization1 if
 n e>li]4  7#ab7 ,x is ! purpose ( !    
,congress to ass]t a compell+ gov]nm5tal
 int]e/ 9 protect+ ! lives ( unborn     
*ildr5 f ! /age at :i* sub/antial m$ical
 evid5ce indicates t !y are capable (   
feel+ pa94  7#ac7 ,! compell+ gov]nm5tal
 int]e/ 9 protect+ ! lives ( unborn     
*ildr5 f ! /age at :i* sub/antial m$ical
 evid5ce indicates t !y are capable (   
feel+ pa9 is int5d$ to be sep>ate f &   
indep5d5t ( ! compell+ gov]nm5tal int]e/
 9 protect+ ! lives ( unborn *ildr5 f ! 
/age ( viability1 & nei!r gov]nm5tal    
int]e/ is int5d$ to replace ! o!r4      
7#ad7 ,congress has au?ority to ext5d   
protection to pa9-capable unborn *ildr5 
"u ! ,supreme ,c\rt's ,comm]ce ,clause  
prec$5ts & "u ! ,con/itution's grants ( 
p[]s to ,congress "u ! ,equal           
,protection1 ,due ,process1 & ,en=cem5t 
,clauses ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t4  #c4    

,pa9-capable unborn *ild protection  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #gd ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]  
section #aeca ! foll[+3  #aecb4         
,pa9-capable unborn *ild protection  7a7
 ,unlawful conduct ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( law1 x %all be unlawful =   
any p]son to p]=m an abortion or attempt
 to d s1 unless 9 con=mity ) !          
requirem5ts set =? 9 subsection 7b74    
7b7 ,requirem5ts = abortions  7#a7 ,!   
physician p]=m+ or attempt+ ! abortion  
%all fir/ make a det]m9ation ( !        
probable po/-f]tilization age ( ! unborn
 *ild or reasonably rely ^u su* a       
det]m9ation made by ano!r physician4 ,9 
mak+ su* a det]m9ation1 ! physician %all
 make su* inquiries ( ! pregnant woman &
 p]=m or cause to be p]=m$ su* m$ical   
exam9ations & te/s z a reasonably prud5t
 physician1 kn[l$geable ab\t ! case & ! 
m$ical conditions involv$1 w\ld consid] 
necess>y to make an accurate det]m9ation
 ( po/-f]tilization age4  7#b7 7,a7     
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! 

abortion %all n be p]=m$ or attempt$1 if
 ! probable po/-f]tilization age1 z     
det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ( ! unborn    
*ild is #bj weeks or great]4  7,b7      
,subject to subp>agraph 7,c71           
subp>agraph 7,a7 does n apply if1 9     
reasonable m$ical judgm5t1 ! abortion is
 necess>y to save ! life ( a pregnant   
woman ^: life is endang]$ by a physical 
disord]1 physical illness1 or physical  
injury1 includ+ a life-endang]+ physical
 condition caus$ by or aris+ f !        
pregnancy itself1 b n includ+           
psy*ological or emotional conditions4   
7,c7 ,not)/&+ ! def9itions ( abortion & 
attempt an abortion 9 ?is section1 a    
physician t]m9at+ or attempt+ to t]m9ate
 a pregnancy "u ! exception provid$ by  
subp>agraph 7,b7 may d s only 9 ! mann] 
:i*1 9 reasonable m$ical judgm5t1       
provides ! be/ opportunity = ! unborn   
*ild to survive1 unless1 9 reasonable   
m$ical judgm5t1 t]m9ation ( ! pregnancy 
9 t mann] w\ld pose a great] risk (--   
7i7 ! dea? ( ! pregnant woman2 or  7ii7 

! sub/antial & irrev]sible physical     
impairm5t ( a major bodily function1 n  
includ+ psy*ological or emotional       
conditions1 ( ! pregnant woman2  ?an    
w\ld o!r available me?ods4  7c7 ,crim9al
 p5alty ,:oev] violates subsection 7a7  
%all be f9$ "u ?is title or imprison$ = 
n m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4  7d7 ,b> to    
prosecution ,a woman ^u :om an abortion 
9 violation ( subsection 7a7 is p]=m$ or
 attempt$ may n be prosecut$ "u1 or = a 
conspiracy to violate1 subsection 7a71  
or = an (f5se "u section #b1 #c1 or #d (
 ?is title bas$ on su* a violation4  7e7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section ! foll[+    
def9itions apply3  7#a7 ,abortion ,! t]m
 abortion means ! use or prescription ( 
any in/rum5t1 m$ic9e1 drug1 or any o!r  
sub/ance or device--  7,a7 to           
int5tionally kill ! unborn *ild ( a     
woman kn[n to be pregnant2 or  7,b7 to  
int5tionally t]m9ate ! pregnancy ( a    
woman kn[n to be pregnant1 ) an int5tion
 o!r ?an--  7i7 aft] viability to       
produce a live bir? & pres]ve ! life &  

heal? ( ! *ild born alive2 or  7ii7 to  
remove a dead unborn *ild4  7#b7        
,attempt an abortion ,! t]m attempt1 )  
respect to an abortion1 means conduct t1
 "u ! circum/ances z ! actor believes !m
 to be1 con/itutes a sub/antial /ep 9 a 
c\rse ( conduct plann$ to culm9ate 9    
p]=m+ an abortion4  7#c7 ,f]tilization  
,! t]m f]tilization means ! fusion (    
human sp]matozoon ) a human ovum4  7#d7 
,p]=m ,! t]m p]=m1 ) respect to an      
abortion1 includes induce an abortion   
?r\gh a m$ical or *emical int]v5tion    
includ+ writ+ a prescription = a drug or
 device int5d$ to result 9 an abortion4 
7#e7 ,physician ,! t]m physician means a
 p]son lic5s$ to practice m$ic9e &      
surg]y or o/eopa?ic m$ic9e & surg]y1 or 
o!rwise legally au?oriz$ to p]=m an     
abortion4  7#f7 ,po/-f]tilization age ,!
 t]m po/-f]tilization age means ! age ( 
! unborn *ild z calculat$ f ! fusion ( a
 human sp]matozoon ) a human ovum4  7#g7
 ,probable po/-f]tilization age ( !     
unborn *ild ,! t]m probable             

po/-f]tilization age ( ! unborn *ild    
means :at1 9 reasonable m$ical judgm5t1 
w ) reasonable probability be !         
po/f]tilization age ( ! unborn *ild at !
 "t ! abortion is plann$ to be p]=m$ or 
induc$4  7#h7 ,reasonable m$ical judgm5t
 ,! t]m reasonable m$ical judgm5t means 
a m$ical judgm5t t w\ld be made by a    
reasonably prud5t physician1 kn[l$geable
 ab\t ! case & ! treatm5t possibilities 
) respect to ! m$ical conditions        
involv$4  7#i7 ,unborn *ild ,! t]m      
unborn *ild means an individual organism
 ( ! species homo sapi5s1 beg9n+ at     
f]tilization1 until ! po9t ( be+ born   
alive z def9$ 9 section #h7;b7 ( title  
#a4  7#aj7 ,woman ,! t]m woman means a  
female human be+ :e!r or n %e has rea*$ 
! age ( majority4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #gd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new item3  #aecb4 ,pa9-capable   
unborn *ild protection4  4  7c7 ,*apt]  
head+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,*apt] head+ 9     

*apt] ,! *apt] head+ = *apt] #gd ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ ,p>tial-,bir? ,abortions & ins]t+ 
,abortions4  7#b7 ,table ( *apt]s = "p  
,i ,! item relat+ to *apt] #gd 9 ! table
 ( *apt]s at ! beg9n+ ( "p ,i ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ,p>tial-,bir? ,abortions & ins]t+ 
,abortions4  ,am5d ! title s z to read3 
,a bill to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to protect pa9-capable unborn   
*ildr51 & = o!r purposes44  ,june #ad1  
#bjac ,report$ f ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y ) am5dm5ts ,june #ad1 #bjac ,!
 ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t    
,re=m dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee 
( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & 
ord]$ to be pr9t$