,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjad ,mr4 
,palazzo 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,harper1    
,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mrs4         
,bachmann1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,gowdy1    
,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,kelly of              
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4       
,huizenga of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,miller of 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mrs4 ,black1 
,mr4 ,fleming1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,texas1   
,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4        
,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4          
,stockman1 ,mr4 ,stutzman1 ,mr4 ,harris1
 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,marino1   
,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new       
,jersey1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4          
,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mr4 ,conaway1
 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 and ,mr4  
,mc,henry7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit recovery of damages in     
certain wrongful birth and wrongful life
 civil actions1 and for other purposes4 

#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,every ,child is a ,blessing    
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,prohibition of     
recovery in certain wrongful life and   
wrongful birth civil actions  7a7       
,general rule ,except as otherwise      
provided in this section1 a person may  
not recover damages in any designated   
civil action 7as defined in subsection  
7d77 based on a claim that1 but for the 
conduct of the defendant1 a child1 once 
conceived1 would not or should not have 
been born4  7b7 ,application to certain 
claims ,subsection 7a7 applies1 among   
others1 to a claim based in whole or in 
part on disability1 defect1 abnormality1
 race1 sex1 or other inborn             
characteristic of the child4  7c7 ,rule 
of construction ,subsection 7a7 shall   
not be construed--  7#a7 to provide a   
defense against charges of intentional  
misrepresentation in any proceeding     
under ,state law regulating the         
professional practices of health care   
providers and practitioners2  7#b7 to   

provide a defense in any criminal       
action1 including cases of rape or      
incest2 or  7#c7 to limit the recovery  
of damages in cases where the conduct of
 the defendant caused personal injury or
 death to the child or gestational      
mother4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this      
section--  7#a7 the term ,state includes
 the ,district of ,columbia1 the        
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and any 
other territory or possession of the    
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 the term     
designated civil action means a civil   
action1 in ,federal or ,state court--   
7,a7 arising under ,federal law2 or     
7,b7 based on a claim involving health  
care services affecting interstate or   
foreign commerce4