,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cihe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4  
,flores 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,lesko7      
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 ! ,e ,new
 ,he>t ,des]ves a ,*ance ,act ( #bjai4  
#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$--  7#a7 9 ! *apt] head+1 by /rik+ 
,p>tial-,bir?2  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]     
section #aeca ! foll[+3  #aecb4 ,c]ta9  
abortions prohibit$  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 ,=   
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! pres5ce ( a
 fetal he>tbeat may be detect$ ?r\gh !  
use ( transabdom9al ultrasonograph4  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 ,exceptions ,subsection

 7a7 does n apply if-- 7#a7 9 reasonable
 m$ical judgm5t1 ! abortion is necess>y 
to save ! life ( a pregnant woman ^:    
life is endang]$ 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 conditions2   
7#b7 ! pregnancy is ! result ( rape     
aga9/ an adult woman1 & at lea/ #dh h\rs
 prior to ! abortion--  7,a7 %e has     
obta9$ c\nsel+ = ! rape2 or  7,b7 %e has
 obta9$ m$ical treatm5t = ! rape or an  
injury relat$ to ! rape2 or  7#c7 !     
pregnancy is a result ( rape aga9/ a    
m9or or ince/ aga9/ a m9or1 & ! rape or 
ince/ has be5 report$ at any "t prior to
 ! abortion to ei!r--  7,a7 a gov]nm5t  
ag5cy legally au?oriz$ to act on reports
 ( *ild abuse2 or  7,b7 a law en=cem5t  
ag5cy4  7d7 ,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  7e7           
,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  7f7 ,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