,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ac1         
#bjac,ms4 ,*u 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,fudge1   
,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,br[nley 
( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,negrete
 ,mc,leod1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1   
,mr4 ,b]a ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1  
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51  
,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,danny 
,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1  
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4     
,f>r1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1   
,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,ms4 ,jackson   
,lee1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 
,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn
 ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,l9da  
,t4 ,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 
,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4       
,takano1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (      
,florida1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am (

 ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4      
,braley ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1  
,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4          
,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 
,payne1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4    
,huffman1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,ms4 ,kelly (    
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 & ,mr4 ,keat+7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to protect a woman's "r to     
det]m9e :e!r & :5 to be> a *ild or end a
 pregnancy by limit+ re/rictions on !   
provision ( abortion s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wom5's
 ,heal? ,protection ,act ( #bjac4  #b4  
,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,access to safe1    
legal abortion s]vices is ess5tial to   
wom5's heal? & c5tral to wom5's ability 
to p>ticipate equally 9 ! economic &    
social life ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7    
,access to safe1 legal abortion s]vices 
has be5 h9d]$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 v>i\s 
ways1 includ+ blockades ( heal? c>e     
facilities & associat$ viol5ce2         

re/rictions on insurance cov]age2       
re/rictions on m9ors' ability to obta9  
s]vices2 & requirem5ts & re/rictions t  
s+le out abortion provid]s & ^? seek+ _!
 s]vices1 & :i* d n fur!r wom5's heal?  
or ! safety ( abortion1 b h>m wom5 by   
r$uc+ ! availability ( s]vices4  7#c7 ,9
 ! e>ly #aiijs1 prote/s & blockades at  
heal? c>e facilities :]e abortions 7    
p]=m$1 & associat$ viol5ce1 increas$    
dramatically & rea*$ crisis level1      
requir+ ,congressional action4 ,congress
 pass$ ! ,fre$om ( ,access to ,cl9ic    
,entrances ,act 7,public ,law #ajc-bei7 
to address t situation & ensure t wom5  
c\ld physically access abortion s]vices4
  7#d7 ,s9ce #bjaj1 !re has be5 an      
equally dramatic increase 9 ! numb] (   
laws & regulations s+l+ out abortion t  
?reat5 wom5's heal? & _! ability to     
access safe abortion s]vices by int]f]+ 
) heal? c>e pr(essionals' ability to    
provide su* s]vices4 ,congressional     
action is n[ necess>y to put an end to  
^! re/rictions4 ,9 addition1 !re has be5

 a dramatic increase 9 ! passage ( laws 
t blatantly violate ! con/itutional     
protections af=d$ wom51 su* z bans on   
abortions prior to viability4  7#e7     
,legal abortion is "o ( ! safe/ m$ical  
proc$ures 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,t safety  
is fur!r$ by regulations t are bas$ on  
sci5ce & are g5]ally applicable to !    
m$ical pr(ession or to m$ically         
comp>able proc$ures4  7#f7 ,_m ,/ate &  
local gov]nm5ts are impos+ re/rictions  
on ! provision ( abortion t are nei!r   
sci5ce-bas$ nor g5]ally applicable to ! 
m$ical pr(ession or to m$ically         
comp>able proc$ures4 ,?\gh describ$ by  
_! propon5ts z heal? & safety           
regulations1 _m ( ^! abortion-specific  
re/rictions d n advance ! safety (      
abortion s]vices & d no?+ to protect    
wom5's heal?4 ,also1 ^! re/rictions     
int]f]e ) wom5's p]sonal & private      
m$ical decisions1 make access to        
abortion m difficult & co/ly1 & ev5 make
 x impossible = "s wom5 to obta9 ^?     
s]vices4  7#g7 ,^! re/rictions h>m      

wom5's heal? by r$uc+ access n only to  
abortion s]vices b also to ! o!r        
ess5tial heal? c>e s]vices (f]$ by !    
provid]s t>get$ by ! re/rictions1       
includ+ contraceptive s]vices1 :i* r$uce
 un9t5d$ pregnancies & ?us abortions1 & 
scre5+s = c]vical canc] & sexually      
transmitt$ infections4 ,^! h>ms fall    
especially heavily on l[-income wom51   
wom5 ( color1 & wom5 liv+ 9 rural & o!r 
m$ically und]s]v$ areas4  7#h7 ,!       
cumulative effect ( ^! num]\s           
re/rictions has be5 widely v>y+ access  
to abortion s]vices su* t a woman's     
ability to ex]cise h] con/itutional     
rights is dep5d5t on ! ,/ate 9 :i* %e   
lives4 ,f$]al legislation putt+ a /op to
 h>mful re/rictions ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$    
,/ates is necess>y to ensure t wom5 9   
all ,/ates h access to safe abortion    
s]vices1 an ess5tial con/itutional "r   
repeat$ly affirm$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,supreme ,c\rt4  7#i7 ,congress has !   
au?ority to protect wom5's ability to   
access abortion s]vices pursuant to its 

p[]s "u ! ,comm]ce ,clause & its p[]s "u
 section #e ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to !  
,con/itution to en=ce ! provisions (    
section #a ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t4  7b7  
,purpose ,x is ! purpose ( ?is ,act to  
protect wom5's heal? by ensur+ t        
abortion s]vices w cont9ue to be        
available & t abortion provid]s are n   
s+l$ out = m$ically unw>rant$           
re/rictions t h>m wom5 by prev5t+ !m f  
access+ safe abortion s]vices4 ,x is n !
 purpose ( ?is ,act to address all      
?reats to access to abortion 7= example1
 ?is ,act does n apply to cl9ic viol5ce1
 re/rictions on insurance cov]age (     
abortion1 or requirem5ts = p>5tal cons5t
 or notification be=e a m9or may obta9  
an abortion7 :i* ,congress %\ld address 
?r\gh sep>ate legislation z appropriate4
  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7     
,abortion ,! t]m abortion means any     
m$ical treatm5t1 includ+ ! prescription 
( m$ication1 int5d$ to cause ! t]m9ation
 ( a pregnancy except = ! purpose (     
increas+ ! probability ( a live bir?1 to

 remove an ectopic pregnancy1 or to     
remove a dead fetus4  7#b7 ,abortion    
provid] ,! t]m abortion provid] means a 
heal? c>e pr(essional :o p]=ms          
abortions4  7#c7 ,gov]nm5t ,! t]m       
gov]nm5t includes a bran*1 dep>tm5t1    
ag5cy1 in/rum5tality1 or individual act+
 "u color ( law ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a    
,/ate1 or a subdivision ( a ,/ate4  7#d7
 ,heal? c>e pr(essional ,! t]m heal? c>e
 pr(essional means a lic5s$ m$ical      
pr(essional 7includ+ physicians1 c]tifi$
 nurse-midwives1 nurse practition]s1 &  
physician assi/ants7 :o is compet5t to  
p]=m abortions bas$ on cl9ical tra9+4   
7#e7 ,pregnancy ,! t]m pregnancy ref]s  
to ! p]iod ( ! human reproductive       
process beg9n+ ) ! implantation ( a     
f]tiliz$ egg4  7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate  
includes ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
,rico1 & ea* t]ritory or possession ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 ,viability ! t]m   
viability means ! po9t 9 a pregnancy at 
:i*1 9 ! good-fai? m$ical judgm5t ( !   

treat+ heal? c>e pr(essional1 bas$ on ! 
p>ticul> facts ( ! case be=e h] or him1 
!re is a reasonable likelihood ( su/a9$ 
fetal survival outside ! ut]us ) or )\t 
artificial support4  #d4 ,prohibit$     
measures & actions  7a7 ,g5]al          
prohibitions ,! foll[+ limitations or   
requirem5ts are unlawful & %all n be    
impos$ or appli$ by any gov]nm5t because
 !y s+le out ! provision ( abortion     
s]vices = re/rictions t are m burd5some 
?an ^? re/rictions impos$ on m$ically   
comp>able proc$ures1 !y d n             
significantly advance wom5's heal? or ! 
safety ( abortion s]vices1 & !y make    
abortion s]vices m difficult to access3 
7#a7 ,a requirem5t t a m$ical           
pr(essional p]=m specific te/s or foll[ 
specific m$ical proc$ures 9 connection )
 ! provision ( an abortion1 unless      
g5]ally requir$ = ! provision ( m$ically
 comp>able proc$ures4  7#b7 ,a          
limitation on an abortion provid]'s     
ability to delegate tasks1 o!r ?an a    
limitation g5]ally applicable to        

provid]s ( m$ically comp>able proc$ures4
  7#c7 ,a limitation on an abortion     
provid]'s ability to prescribe or       
disp5se drugs bas$ on h] or 8 good-fai? 
m$ical judgm5t1 o!r ?an a limitation    
g5]ally applicable to ! m$ical          
pr(ession4  7#d7 ,a limitation on an    
abortion provid]'s ability to provide   
abortion s]vices via telem$ic9e1 o!r ?an
 a limitation g5]ally applicable to !   
provision ( m$ical s]vices via          
telem$ic9e4  7#e7 ,a requirem5t or      
limitation conc]n+ ! physical plant1    
equipm5t1 /aff+1 or hospital transf]    
arrangem5ts ( facilities :]e abortions  
are p]=m$1 or ! cr$5tials or hospital   
privileges or /atus ( p]sonnel at su*   
facilities1 t is n impos$ on facilities 
or ! p]sonnel ( facilities :]e m$ically 
comp>able proc$ures are p]=m$4  7#f7 ,a 
requirem5t t1 prior to obta9+ an        
abortion1 a woman make "o or m m$ically 
unnecess>y visits to ! provid] (        
abortion s]vices or to any individual or
 entity t does n provide abortion       

s]vices4  7#g7 ,a requirem5t or         
limitation t prohibits or re/ricts      
m$ical tra9+ = abortion proc$ures1 o!r  
?an a requirem5t or limitation g5]ally  
applicable to m$ical tra9+ = m$ically   
comp>able proc$ures4  7b7 ,o!r prohibit$
 measures or actions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a  
measure or action t re/ricts ! provision
 ( abortion s]vices or ! facilities t   
provide abortion s]vices t is simil> to 
any ( ! prohibit$ limitations or        
requirem5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7a7   
%all be unlawful if su* measure or      
action s+les out abortion s]vices or    
make abortions s]vices m difficult to   
access & does n significantly advance   
wom5's heal? or ! safety ( abortion     
s]vices4  7#b7 ,prima facie case ,to    
make a prima facie %[+ t a measure or   
action is unlawful "u p>agraph 7#a7 a   
pla9tiff %all demon/rate t ! measure or 
action involv$-- 7,a7 s+les out !       
provision ( abortion s]vices or         
facilities 9 :i* abortion s]vices are   
p]=m$2 or  7,b7 imp$es wom5's access to 

abortion s]vices bas$ on "o or m ( !    
factors describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#c7 
,factors ,factors = a c\rt to consid] 9 
det]m9+ :e!r a measure or action imp$es 
access to abortion s]vices = purposes ( 
p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 include ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,:e!r ! measure or action int]f]es 
) an abortion provid]'s ability to      
provide c>e & r5d] s]vices 9 accordance 
) h] or 8 good-fai? m$ical judgm5t4     
7,b7 ,:e!r ! measure or action is       
reasonably likely to delay "s wom5 9    
access+ abortion s]vices4  7,c7 ,:e!r ! 
measure or action is reasonably likely  
to directly or indirectly increase ! co/
 ( provid+ abortion s]vices or ! co/ =  
obta9+ abortion s]vices 7includ+ co/s   
associat$ ) travel1 *ildc>e1 or "t (f   
"w74  7,d7 ,:e!r ! measure or action    
requires1 or is reasonably likely to h !
 effect ( necessitat+1 a trip to !      
(fices ( ! abortion provid] t w\ld n    
o!rwise be requir$4  7,e7 ,:e!r !       
measure or action is reasonably likely  
to result 9 a decrease 9 ! availability 

( abortion s]vices 9 ! ,/ate4  7,f7     
,:e!r ! measure or action imposes       
crim9al or civil p5alties t are n impos$
 on o!r heal? c>e pr(essionals =        
comp>able conduct or failure to act or t
 are h>%] ?an p5alties impos$ on o!r    
heal? c>e pr(essionals = comp>able      
conduct or failure to act4  7,g7 ,!     
cumulative impact ( ! measure or action 
comb9$ ) o!r new or exi/+ requirem5ts or
 re/rictions4  7#d7 ,def5se ,a measure  
or action %all be unlawful "u ?is       
subsection ^u mak+ a prima facie case 7z
 provid$ = "u p>agraph 7#b771 unless !  
def5dant e/abli%es1 by cle> & conv9c+   
evid5ce1 t-- 7,a7 ! measure or action   
significantly advances ! safety (       
abortion s]vices or ! heal? ( wom52 &   
7,b7 ! safety ( abortion s]vices or !   
heal? ( wom5 _c be advanc$ by a less    
re/rictive alt]native measure or action4
  7c7 ,o!r prohibitions ,! foll[+       
re/rictions on ! p]=mance ( abortion are
 unlawful & %all n be impos$ or appli$  
by any gov]nm5t3 7#a7 ,a prohibition or 

ban on abortion prior to fetal          
viability4  7#b7 ,a prohibition on      
abortion aft] fetal viability :51 9 !   
good-fai? m$ical judgm5t ( ! treat+     
physician1 cont9uation ( ! pregnancy    
w\ld pose a risk to ! pregnant woman's  
life or heal?4  7#c7 ,a re/riction t    
limits a pregnant woman's ability to    
obta9 an imm$iate abortion :5 a heal?   
c>e pr(essional believes1 bas$ on h] or 
8 good-fai? m$ical judgm5t1 t delay w\ld
 pose a risk to ! woman's heal?4  7#d7  
,a measure or action t prohibits or     
re/ricts a woman f obta9+ an abortion   
prior to fetal viability bas$ on h]     
reasons or p]ceiv$ reasons or t requires
 a woman to /ate h] reasons be=e obta9+ 
an abortion prior to fetal viability4   
7d7 ,limitation ,! provisions ( ?is ,act
 %all n apply to laws regulat+ physical 
access to cl9ic entrances1 requirem5ts =
 p>5tal cons5t or notification be=e a   
m9or may obta9 an abortion1 insurance   
cov]age ( abortion1 or ! proc$ure       
describ$ 9 section #aeca7;b77#a7 ( title

 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7e7         
,effective date ,?is ,act %all apply to 
gov]nm5t re/rictions on ! provision (   
abortion s]vices1 :e!r /atutory or      
o!rwise1 :e!r !y are enact$ or impos$   
prior to or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  #e4 ,lib]al con/ruction  7a7    
,lib]al con/ruction ,9 int]pret+ !      
provisions ( ?is ,act1 a c\rt %all      
lib]ally con/rue su* provisions to      
effectuate ! purposes ( ! ,act4  7b7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act    
%all be con/ru$ to au?orize any gov]nm5t
 to int]f]e ) a woman's ability to      
t]m9ate h] pregnancy1 to dim9i% or 9 any
 way negatively affect a woman's        
con/itutional "r to t]m9ate h]          
pregnancy1 or to displace any o!r rem$y 
= violations ( ! con/itutional "r to    
t]m9ate a pregnancy4  #f4 ,en=cem5t  7a7
 ,attorney ,g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al   
may comm5ce a civil action = prospective
 injunctive relief on behalf ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates aga9/ any gov]nm5t (ficial t is  
*>g$ ) implem5t+ or en=c+ any re/riction

 t is *all5g$ z unlawful "u ?is ,act4   
7b7 ,private "r ( action  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,any individual or entity aggriev$ by an
 alleg$ violation ( ?is ,act may comm5ce
 a civil action = prospective injunctive
 relief aga9/ ! gov]nm5t (ficial t is   
*>g$ ) implem5t+ or en=c+ ! re/riction t
 is *all5g$ z unlawful "u ?is ,act4     
7#b7 ,facility or pr(essional ,a heal?  
c>e facility or m$ical pr(essional may  
comm5ce an action = prospective         
injunctive relief on behalf ( !         
facility's or pr(essional's pati5ts :o  
are or may be adv]sely affect$ by an    
alleg$ violation ( ?is ,act4  7c7       
,equitable relief ,9 any action "u ?is  
section1 ! c\rt may aw>d appropriate    
equitable relief1 includ+ tempor>y1     
prelim9>y1 or p]man5t injunctive relief4
  7d7 ,co/s ,9 any action "u ?is        
section1 ! c\rt %all aw>d ! co/s (      
litigation1 includ+ reasonable attorney 
& exp]t witness fees1 to any prevail+ or
 sub/antially prevail+ pla9tiff4  7e7   
,jurisdiction ,! di/rict c\rts ( !      

,unit$ ,/ates %all h jurisdiction ov]   
proce$+s comm5c$ pursuant to ?is section
 & %all ex]cise ! same )\t reg>d to :e!r
 ! p>ty aggriev$ %all h exhau/$ any     
adm9i/rative or o!r rem$ies t may be    
provid$ = by law4  #g4 ,preemption ,no  
,/ate or subdivision !re( %all enact or 
en=ce any law1 rule1 regulation1 /&>d1  
or o!r provision hav+ ! =ce & effect (  
law t conflicts ) any provision ( ?is   
,act4  #h4 ,sev]ability ,if any         
provision ( ?is ,act1 or ! application (
 su* provision to any p]son or          
circum/ance1 is held to be              
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1  
or ! application ( su* provision to all 
o!r p]sons or circum/ances1 %all n be   
affect$ !reby4