,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aa1 #bjai,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,i[a 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,massie1   
,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,davidson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4
 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,palm]1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1 
,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4
 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1    
,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,web/] ( ,florida1    
,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,long1  
,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,hill ( ,arkansas1  
,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,mooney (
 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,higg9s (          
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi1  
,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4      
,banks1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1
 ,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4
 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1   
,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott (       
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ku/(f ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 
,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga1   
,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4       
,latta1 ,mr4 ,arr+ton1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 

,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,emm]1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4  
,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,walk]1  
,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,bacon1
 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4   
,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,e/es1 ,mr4 
,gian=te1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 ,hold+1   
,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,all51 ,mr4 ,smi? (    
,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 
,mr4 ,dunn1 & ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia7    
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 ( #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         

,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