,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #a1 #bjai,mr4 
,conaway introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
ensure that a woman seeking a chemical  
abortion is informed that it may be     
possible to reverse the intended effects
 of the abortion if the woman changes   
her mind1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,second ,chance at ,life ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,abortion pill reversal     
informed consent ,the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et    
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  ,,xxxiv ,abortion bill  
reversal informed consent  #cdja4       
,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7       
,abortion provider ,the term abortion   
provider means any person licensed to   
perform a chemical abortion under       
applicable ,federal and ,state laws4    
7#b7 ,chemical abortion ,the term       

chemical abortion means the use or      
prescription of an abortion-inducing    
drug dispensed with the intent to cause 
the death of the unborn child4  7#c7    
,unborn child ,the term unborn child    
means a member of the species homo      
sapiens1 at any stage of development    
prior to birth4  7#d7 ,woman ,the term  
woman means a female human being whether
 or not she has reached the age of      
majority4  #cdjb4 ,abortion pill        
reversal informed consent  7a7          
,requirement of compliance by providers 
,effective #cj days after the date of   
enactment of the ,second ,chance at     
,life ,act of #bjai1 any abortion       
provider in or affecting interstate or  
foreign commerce1 who knowingly performs
 any chemical abortion1 shall comply    
with the requirements of this title4    
7a7 ,informed consent ,except in the    
case of a medical emergency described in
 section #cdjc1 a chemical abortion     
involving the two drug process of       
dispensing mifepristone first and then  

misoprostol shall not be performed or   
induced or attempted to be performed or 
induced without the following3  7#a7    
,the woman is informed1 by telephone or 
in person1 by the physician who is to   
perform the chemical abortion1 by a     
referring physician1 or by an agent of  
either physician at least #bd hours     
before the chemical abortion1 that--    
7,a7 it may be possible to reverse the  
intended effects of a chemical abortion 
utilizing mifepristone if the woman     
changes her mind but that time is of the
 essence2 and  7,b7 information on and  
assistance with reversing the effects of
 a chemical abortion utilizing          
mifepristone is available on the website
 of the ,department of ,health and      
,human ,services required by section    
#cdje7;b74  7#b7 ,after the first drug  
involved in the two drug process is     
dispensed in a chemical abortion        
utilizing mifepristone1 the physician   
shall provide written medical discharge 
instructions to the pregnant woman which

 must include the statement3  ,recent   
developing research has indicated that  
mifepristone alone is not always        
effective in ending a pregnancy4 ,it may
 be possible to avoid1 cease1 or even to
 reverse the intended effects of a      
chemical abortion utilizing mifepristone
 if the second pill has not been taken4 
,please consult with a health care      
professional immediately40 4  #cdjc4    
,exception for medical emergencies  7a7 
,exception ,the provisions of section   
#cdjb shall not apply to an abortion    
provider if the abortion is necessary to
 save the life of a mother whose life is
 endangered by a physical disorder1     
physical illness1 or physical injury1   
including a life-endangering physical   
condition caused by or arising from the 
pregnancy itself4  7b7 ,certification   
,upon a determination by an abortion    
provider under subsection 7a7 that an   
abortion is necessary to save the life  
of a mother1 such provider shall include
 in the medical file of the pregnant    

woman a truthful and accurate           
certification of the specific medical   
circumstances that support such         
determination4  #cdjd4 ,sign posting    
7a7 ,posting ,any private office1       
freestanding surgical outpatient clinic 
or other facility1 or clinic in which   
chemical abortions1 other than abortions
 necessary in the case of a medical     
emergency described in section #cdjc1   
are performed shall conspicuously post a
 sign 7in a location as described in    
subsection 7c7 so as to be clearly      
visible to patients7 which reads3       
,recent developing research has         
indicated that mifepristone alone is not
 always effective in ending a pregnancy4
 ,it may be possible to avoid1 cease1 or
 even to reverse the intended effects of
 a chemical abortion utilizing          
mifepristone if the second pill has not 
been taken4 ,please consult with a      
health care professional immediately4 4 
7b7 ,lettering2 size ,the sign required 
by subsection 7a7 shall be printed with 

lettering that is-- 7#a7 legible2 and   
7#b7 at least three quarters of an inch 
boldfaced type4  7c7 ,locations ,a      
facility in which chemical abortions are
 performed that is a private office or a
 freestanding surgical outpatient clinic
 shall post the sign required by        
subsection 7a7 in each patient waiting  
room and patient consultation room used 
by patients on whom chemical abortions  
are performed4 ,a hospital or any other 
facility in which chemical abortions are
 performed that is not a private office 
or freestanding surgical outpatient     
clinic shall post the required sign in  
each patient admission area used by     
patients on whom chemical abortions are 
performed4  #cdje4 ,printed information 
and website  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall publish1 in ,english   
and in each language which is the       
primary language of #b percent or more  
of the population of any ,state1 and    
shall cause to be available on the      
website required by subsection 7b71 the 

following printed materials in such a   
way as to ensure that the information is
 easily comprehensible3  7#a7 ,materials
 designed to inform the woman of the    
possibility of reversing the effects of 
a chemical abortion utilizing           
mifepristone if she changes her mind4   
7#b7 ,materials on the assistance and   
resources that may be available to help 
reverse the effects of a chemical       
abortion4  7b7 ,website ,not later than 
#cj days after the date of enactment of 
the ,second ,chance at ,life ,act of    
#bjai1 the ,secretary shall develop and 
maintain a website to provide the       
information described in subsection 7a7 
in accordance with the following3  7#a7 
,no information regarding who uses the  
website shall be collected or           
maintained4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall 
monitor on a regular basis the website  
to prevent and correct tampering4  7#c7 
,the website shall be maintained at a   
minimum resolution of #gj ,,dpi 7dots   
per inch74  7#d7 ,all pictures appearing

 on the website shall be a minimum of   
#bjjx#cjj pixels4  7#e7 ,all letters on 
the website shall be a minimum of #ab   
point font4  7#f7 ,all information and  
pictures on the website shall be        
accessible with an industry standard    
browser1 requiring no additional        
plug-ins4  #cdjf4 ,civil remedies  7a7  
,civil suits for violation ,except as   
provided in subsection 7b71 any of the  
following parties may bring a civil     
action before the appropriate ,federal  
district court for actual and punitive  
damages against an abortion provider who
 knowingly or recklessly performed or   
attempted to perform a chemical abortion
 in violation of this title3  7#a7 ,a   
person upon whom such a chemical        
abortion has been performed or          
attempted4  7#b7 ,a father of an unborn 
child who is the subject of such a      
chemical abortion4  7#c7 ,a parent of a 
person upon whom such a chemical        
abortion has been performed or attempted
 if such person had not attained #ah    

years of age at the time of such        
abortion or if such person died as the  
result of such abortion4  7b7 ,barring  
suit ,a plaintiff may not bring a civil 
action under subsection 7a7 if a        
chemical abortion is performed or       
attempted with respect to a pregnancy   
that is the result of the plaintiff's   
criminal conduct4  7c7 ,attorney's fee  
,if a party described in paragraph 7#a71
 7#b71 or 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 is the 
prevailing party in an action under this
 section1 the court shall award a       
reasonable attorney's fee to such party4
 ,if a defendant is the prevailing party
 in an action under this section1 and   
the court finds that such action was    
frivolous or brought in bad faith1 the  
court shall award a reasonable          
attorney's fee to the defendant4  4  #c4
 ,preemption ,nothing in this ,act or   
the amendment made by this ,act shall be
 construed to preempt any provision of  
,state law to the extent that such      
,state law establishes1 implements1 or  

continues in effect disclosure          
requirements regarding abortion or      
penalties for failure to comply with    
such requirements that are more         
extensive than those provided under the 
amendment made by this ,act4  #d4       
,severability ,if any provision of this 
,act1 or any application thereof1 is    
found to be unconstitutional1 the       
remainder of this ,act and any          
application thereof shall not be        
affected by such finding4