,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjag,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,i[a 7= himself & ,mr4 ,franks ( 
,arizona7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit abortion 9    
cases :]e a fetal he>tbeat is           
detectable4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,he>tbeat ,protection   
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,abortions prohibit$ 
)\t a *eck = fetal he>tbeat1 or if a    
fetal he>tbeat is detectable  7a7       
,abortions prohibit$ )\t a *eck = fetal 
he>tbeat1 or if a fetal he>tbeat is     
detectable ,*apt] #gd ( title #ah1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
! *apt] head+1 by /rik+ ,p>tial-,bir?   
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #aeca !     
foll[+3  #aecb4 ,abortions prohibit$ )\t
 a *eck = fetal he>tbeat1 or if a fetal 
he>tbeat is detectable  7a7 ,(f5se ,any 
physician :o kn[+ly p]=ms an abortion & 
!reby kills a human fetus-- 7#a7 )\t    

det]m9+1 accord+ to /&>d m$ical         
practice1 :e!r ! fetus has a detectable 
he>tbeat2  7#b7 )\t in=m+ ! "m ( !      
results ( t det]m9ation2 or  7#c7 aft]  
det]m9+1 accord+ to /&>d m$ical         
practice1 t ! fetus has a detectable    
he>tbeat1  %all be f9$ "u ?is title or  
imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4 ,?is 
subsection does n apply to an abortion t
 is necess>y to save ! life ( a "m ^:   
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   
7b7 ,def5dant may seek he>+ ,a def5dant 
indict$ = an (f5se "u ?is section may   
seek a he>+ be=e ! ,/ate ,m$ical ,bo>d  
on :e!r ! physician's conduct 0 necess>y
 to save ! life ( ! "m ^: life 0        
endang]$ 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 ,! f9d+s on t issue are     
admissible on t issue at ! trial ( !    
def5dant4 ,^u a motion ( ! def5dant1 !  
c\rt %all delay ! beg9n+ ( ! trial = n m
 ?an #cj days to p]mit su* a he>+ to    
take place4  7c7 ,no liability = ! "m on
 :om abortion is p]=m$ ,a "m ^u :om an  
abortion is p]=m$ may n be prosecut$ "u 
?is section1 = a conspiracy to violate  
?is section1 or = an (f5se "u section   
#b1 #c1 or #d ( ?is title bas$ on a     
violation ( ?is section4  7d7           
,requirem5t = data ret5tion ,! physician
 %all include 9 ! m$ical file ( ! "m    
docum5tation ( ! det]m9ation1 accord+ to
 /&>d m$ical practice1 ( :e!r ! fetus   
has a detectable he>tbeat1 ! results ( t
 det]m9ation1 notification ( ! "m ( ^?  
results1 & any in=mation ent]$ into     
evid5ce 9 any proce$+s "u subsection    
7b74 ,p>agraph 7j77#b7 ( section        
#afd4ecj ( title #de1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 %all apply to su*         
docum5tation4  7e7 ,sev]ability ,if any 

provision ( ?is section or ! application
 ( su* provision to any p]son or        
circum/ance is held to be invalid1 !    
rema9d] ( ?is section & ! application ( 
! provisions ( ! rema9d] to any p]son or
 circum/ance %all n be affect$ !reby4  2
 &  7#c7 9 ! table ( sections1 by ins]t+
 aft] ! item p]ta9+ to section #ahda !  
foll[+3  #aecb4 ,abortions prohibit$ )\t
 a *eck = fetal he>tbeat1 or if a fetal 
he>tbeat is detectable4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 am5dm5t ,! table ( *apt]s = "p ,i (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$1 9 ! item relat+ to *apt] #gd1 to 
read z foll[s3  #gd4;,abortions#aeca  4