,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4           
,blumenthal1 and ,mr4 ,lautenberg7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,federal ,trade ,commission to      
prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive   
advertising of abortion services1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,deceptive ,advertising for ,women's    
,services ,act of #bjac4  #b4           
,prohibition of deceptive advertising of
 abortion services  7a7 ,conduct        
,prohibited  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal    
,trade ,commission shall promulgate     
rules to prohibit1 as an unfair and     
deceptive act or practice1 any person   
from advertising with the intent to     

deceptively create the impression that--
  7,a7 such person is a provider of     
abortion services if such person does   
not provide abortion services2 and  7,b7
 such person is not a provider of       
abortion services if such person does   
provide abortion services4  7#b7        
,rulemaking ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 the ,commission shall 
promulgate a rule under this subsection 
in accordance with section #eec of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7        
,enforcement  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive 
acts or practices ,a violation of a rule
 promulgated under subsection 7a77#a7   
shall be treated as a violation of a    
rule defining an unfair or deceptive act
 or practice described under section    
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7 ,powers of    
,commission  7,a7 ,in general ,except as
 provided in subparagraph 7,c71 the     
,federal ,trade ,commission shall       
enforce this ,act in the same manner1 by

 the same means1 and with the same      
jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as     
though all applicable terms and         
provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this ,act4  7,b7 ,privileges and
 immunities ,except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,c71 any person who       
violates this ,act shall be subject to  
the penalties and entitled to the       
privileges and immunities provided in   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7,c7      
,nonprofit organizations ,the ,federal  
,trade ,commission shall enforce this   
,act with respect to an organization    
that is not organized to carry on       
business for its own profit or that of  
its members as if such organization were
 a person over which the ,commission has
 authority pursuant to section          
#e7;a77#b7 of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#de7;a77#b774  7c7 ,definitions ,in this

 section3  7#a7 ,advertise ,the term    
advertise means offering of goods or    
services to the public1 regardless of   
whether such goods or services are      
offered for payment or result in a      
profit4  7#b7 ,abortion services ,the   
term abortion services means providing  
surgical and non-surgical procedures to 
terminate a pregnancy1 or providing     
referrals for such procedures4  7#c7    
,person ,the term person has the meaning
 given such term in section #eea7b7 of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4