,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dddb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjai,mr4 ,duffy introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit prenatal     
genetic testing and abortions on the    
basis of sexual orientation1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,equal ,right  
to ,life ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,a #aiic     
study of the role of genetics in male   
sexual orientation found a linkage      
between ,,dna markers on the ,x         
chromosome4  7#b7 ,a #bjai study found  
same-sex sexual behavior has a genetic  
component4  7#c7 ,as science advances1  
noninvasive prenatal screening for      
sexual orientation could become a       
reality in the near future4  7#d7 ,all  
unborn children1 regardless of          
anticipated sexual orientation1 are     

entitled to a right to life4  #c4       
,restriction on prenatal genetic testing
 and abortion based on possible sexual  
orientation  7a7 ,in general ,chapter   
#gd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended--  7#a7 in the chapter      
heading by striking ,partial-,birth2 and
  7#b7 by inserting after section #aeca 
the following3  #aecb4 ,prenatal genetic
 testing and abortion based on possible 
sexual orientation  7a7 ,genetic testing
 ,any physician who1 in or affecting    
interstate or foreign commerce1 performs
 a genetic test to identify the likely  
sexual orientation of the child shall be
 fined under this title and imprisoned  
for not less than #a year and not more  
than #aj years4  7b7 ,abortion performed
 post-,prenatal genetic testing for     
sexual orientation ,any physician who1  
in or affecting interstate or foreign   
commerce1 knowingly performs an abortion
 and thereby kills a human fetus in the 
case that the mother underwent genetic  
testing prohibited under subsection 7a7 

and seeks the abortion because of the   
results of that test1 shall be fined    
under this title and imprisoned for not 
less than #aj years or imprisoned for   
life4  7c7 ,liability of the patient ,a 
patient upon whom an abortion is        
performed may not be prosecuted under   
this section or for a conspiracy to     
violate this section4  4  7b7 ,clerical 
,amendment  7#a7 ,chapter #gd ,the table
 of sections for chapter #gd is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #aeca the following3  #aecb4    
,prenatal genetic testing and abortion  
based on possible sexual orientation4  4
  7#b7 ,part ,i ,the table of chapters  
at the beginning of part ,i of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking the item relating to chapter
 #gd and inserting the following3       
#gd4;,abortions#aeca  4