,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjad ,mr4  
,palazzo 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,h>p]1 ,mr4   
,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mrs4 ,ba*mann1 ,mr4
 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4   
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1    
,mr4 ,huiz5ga ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,mill] ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mrs4 ,black1 
,mr4 ,flem+1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,scalise1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1   
,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4 ,/ockman1 ,mr4      
,/utzman1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,web] (     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1   
,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 ,mr4 ,b>ton1 ,mr4        
,conaway1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 & 
,mr4 ,mc,henry7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
recov]y ( damages 9 c]ta9 wrongful bir? 
& wrongful life civil actions1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,e ,*ild is a ,bless+ ,act 
( #bjad4  #b4 ,prohibition ( recov]y 9  

c]ta9 wrongful life & wrongful bir?     
civil actions  7a7 ,g5]al rule ,except z
 o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is section1 a p]son 
may n recov] damages 9 any designat$    
civil action 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7d77 
bas$ on a claim t1 b = ! conduct ( !    
def5dant1 a *ild1 once conceiv$1 w\ld n 
or %\ld n h be5 born4  7b7 ,application 
to c]ta9 claims ,subsection 7a7 applies1
 among o!rs1 to a claim bas$ 9 :ole or 9
 "p on disability1 defect1 abnormality1 
race1 sex1 or o!r inborn *>act]i/ic ( ! 
*ild4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction          
,subsection 7a7 %all n be con/ru$--     
7#a7 to provide a def5se aga9/ *>ges (  
int5tional misrepres5tation 9 any       
proce$+ "u ,/ate law regulat+ !         
pr(essional practices ( heal? c>e       
provid]s & practition]s2  7#b7 to       
provide a def5se 9 any crim9al action1  
includ+ cases ( rape or ince/2 or  7#c7 
to limit ! recov]y ( damages 9 cases :]e
 ! conduct ( ! def5dant caus$ p]sonal   
injury or dea? to ! *ild or ge/ational  
"m4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section--   

7#a7 ! t]m ,/ate includes ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 & any o!r t]ritory or possession 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! t]m        
designat$ civil action means a civil    
action1 9 ,f$]al or ,/ate c\rt--  7,a7  
aris+ "u ,f$]al law2 or  7,b7 bas$ on a 
claim involv+ heal? c>e s]vices affect+ 
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4