,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjag,mr4
 ,palazzo 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,palm]1 ,mr4 
,web] ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,h>p]7 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 ( #bjag4  #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