,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #a1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for   
himself1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 and ,ms4 ,foxx
 of ,north ,carolina7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to criminalize any       
abortion or sterilization procedure     
performed without the informed consent  
of the person on whom such procedure is 
performed1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,informed ,consent ,act4  #b4       
,abortion and sterilization  7a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #g of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #abj4 
,abortion and sterilization without     
informed consent  7a7 ,offense ,whoever1
 under the circumstances described in   
subsection 7b71 knowingly performs an   
abortion or a sterilization procedure on

 a person without the informed consent  
of such person shall be fined under this
 title1 imprisoned not more than #aj    
years1 or both4  7b7 ,circumstances     
described ,for purposes of subsection   
7a71 the circumstances described in this
 subsection are that-- 7#a7 the         
defendant is an officer1 employee1 or   
contractor of the ,federal ,government2 
7#b7 the defendant is a recipient of    
,federal funds from the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services or a       
program administered by the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services2 or     
7#c7 the conduct described in subsection
 7a7 occurred in or affected interstate 
commerce4  7c7 ,exception ,this section 
does not apply to an abortion or        
sterilization procedure that1 on the    
basis of the physician's good faith     
clinical judgment1 is necessary to save 
the life of an individual 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 or reproductive organs of the 
individual1 or for which a delay will   
create serious risk of substantial and  
irreversible impairment of a major      
bodily function4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #g of title #ah1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  #abj4 ,abortion and     
sterilization without informed consent4 
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