,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjai,mr4 
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mrs4   
,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,hawley1  
,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1
 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1  
,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4 ,cruz1   
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\?       
,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,p]due7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit tak+ m9ors    
across ,/ate l9es 9 circumv5tion ( laws 
requir+ ! involvem5t ( p>5ts 9 abortion 
decisions4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,*ild ,int]/ate         
,abortion ,notification ,act4  #b4      
,transportation ( m9ors 9 circumv5tion (
 c]ta9 laws relat+ to abortion ,"p ,i ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] *apt] #aag ! foll[+3    
#aag;,a ,,transportation ,,( ,,m9ors ,,9
 ,,circumv5tion ,,( ,,c]ta9 ,,laws      

,,relat+ ,,to ,,abortion  ,sec4#bdca4   
,transportation ( m9ors 9 circumv5tion (
 c]ta9 laws relat+ to abortion4#bdcb4   
,transportation ( m9ors 9 circumv5tion (
 c]ta9 laws relat+ to abortion & ince/4 
#bdca4 ,transportation ( m9ors 9        
circumv5tion ( c]ta9 laws relat+ to     
abortion  7a7 ,(f5se  7#a7 ,g5]ally     
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71     
:oev] kn[+ly transports a m9or across a 
,/ate l9e1 ) ! int5t t ! m9or obta9 an  
abortion1 & !reby 9 fact abridges ! "r (
 a p>5t ( ! m9or "u a law requir+ p>5tal
 involvem5t 9 a m9or's abortion         
decision1 9 =ce 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! m9or  
resides1 %all be f9$ "u ?is title or    
imprison$ n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?4  7#b7 
,def9ition ,= ! purposes ( ?is          
subsection1 an abridgem5t ( ! "r ( a    
p>5t ( a m9or occurs if an abortion is  
p]=m$ or induc$ on ! m9or1 9 a ,/ate o!r
 ?an ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! m9or resides or 9 a
 =eign c\ntry1 )\t ! p>5tal cons5t or   
notification1 or ! judicial             
au?orization1 t w\ld h be5 requir$ "u a 

law requir+ p>5tal involvem5t 9 a m9or's
 abortion decision _h ! abortion be5    
p]=m$ 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! m9or resides4   
7b7 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,life-endang]+    
conditions ,! prohibition "u subsection 
7a7 %all n apply if ! abortion is       
necess>y to save ! life ( ! m9or because
 h] life is endang]$ by a physical      
disord]1 physical injury1 or physical   
illness1 includ+ a life endang]+        
physical condition caus$ by or aris+ f !
 pregnancy itself4  7#b7 ,m9ors & p>5ts 
,a m9or transport$ 9 violation ( ?is    
section1 & any p>5t ( t m9or1 may n be  
prosecut$ or su$ = a violation ( ?is    
section1 a conspiracy to violate ?is    
section1 or an (f5se "u section #b or #c
 ( ?is title bas$ on a violation ( ?is  
section4  7c7 ,affirmative ,def5se ,x is
 an affirmative def5se to a prosecution 
= an (f5se1 or to a civil action1 bas$  
on a violation ( ?is section t !        
def5dant--  7#a7 reasonably believ$1    
bas$ on in=mation ! def5dant obta9$     
directly f a p>5t ( ! m9or1 t be=e !    

m9or obta9$ ! abortion1 ! p>5tal cons5t 
or notification took place t w\ld h be5 
requir$ "u ! law requir+ p>5tal         
involvem5t 9 a m9or's abortion decision1
 _h ! abortion be5 p]=m$ 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i*
 ! m9or resides2 or  7#b7 0 pres5t$ )   
docum5tation %[+ ) a reasonable degree (
 c]ta9ty t a c\rt 9 ! m9or's ,/ate (    
resid5ce waiv$ any p>5tal notification  
requir$ by ! laws ( t ,/ate1 or o!rwise 
au?oriz$ t ! m9or be all[$ to procure an
 abortion4  7d7 ,civil ,action ,any p>5t
 :o suff]s h>m f a violation (          
subsection 7a7 may obta9 appropriate    
relief 9 a civil action unless ! p>5t   
has committ$ an act ( ince/ ) ! m9or    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7e7         
,def9itions ,= ! purposes ( ?is         
section--  7#a7 ! t]m abortion means !  
use or prescription ( any in/rum5t1     
m$ic9e1 drug1 or o!r sub/ance or device 
to int5tionally--  7,a7 kill ! unborn   
*ild ( a woman kn[n to be pregnant2 or  
7,b7 prematurely t]m9ate ! pregnancy ( a
 woman kn[n to be pregnant1 ) an        

int5tion o!r ?an to--  7i7 increase !   
probability ( a live bir? or ( pres]v+ !
 life or heal? ( ! *ild aft] live bir?2 
or  7ii7 remove a dead unborn *ild2     
7#b7 ! t]m law requir+ p>5tal involvem5t
 9 a m9or's abortion decision means a   
law--  7,a7 requir+1 be=e an abortion is
 p]=m$ on a m9or1 ei!r--  7i7 !         
notification to1 or cons5t (1 a p>5t ( t
 m9or2 or  7ii7 proce$+s 9 a ,/ate c\rt2
 &  7,b7 t does n provide z an          
alt]native to ! requirem5ts describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 notification to or     
cons5t ( any p]son or entity n describ$ 
9 t subp>agraph2  7#c7 ! t]m m9or means 
an individual :o is n old] ?an ! maximum
 age requir+ p>5tal notification or     
cons5t1 or proce$+s 9 a ,/ate c\rt1 "u a
 law requir+ p>5tal involvem5t 9 a      
m9or's abortion decision2  7#d7 ! t]m   
p>5t means--  7,a7 a p>5t or gu>dian2   
7,b7 a legal cu/odian2 or  7,c7 an      
individual /&+ 9 loco p>5tis--  7i7 :o  
has c>e & control ( ! m9or2  7ii7 ) :om 
! m9or regul>ly resides2 &  7iii7 :o is 

designat$ by ! law requir+ p>5tal       
involvem5t 9 ! m9or's abortion decision 
z an individual to :om notification1 or 
f :om cons5t1 is requir$2 &  7#e7 ! t]m 
,/ate includes--  7,a7 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia2  7,b7 any commonweal?1       
possession1 or o!r t]ritory ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 &  7,c7 any ,indian tribe or    
res]vation4  #bdcb4 ,transportation (   
m9ors 9 circumv5tion ( c]ta9 laws relat+
 to abortion & ince/  7a7 ,(f5se        
,not)/&+ section #bdca7;b77#b71 :oev]   
has committ$ an act ( ince/ ) a m9or &  
kn[+ly transports ! m9or across a ,/ate 
l9e ) ! int5t t ! m9or obta9 an         
abortion1 %all be f9$ "u ?is title or   
imprison$ n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?4  7b7  
,def9itions ,= ! purposes ( ?is section1
 ! t]ms abortion1 m9or1 & ,/ate h !     
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #bdce4  4 
#c4 ,*ild int]/ate abortion notification
 ,"p ,i ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] *apt]    
#aag;,a 7z add$ by section #b7 ! foll[+3
  #aag;,b ,,*ild ,,int]/ate ,,abortion  

,,notification  ,sec4#bdce4 ,*ild       
int]/ate abortion notification4  #bdce4 
,*ild int]/ate abortion notification    
7a7 ,(f5se  7#a7 ,g5]ally ,a physician  
:o kn[+ly p]=ms or induces an abortion  
on a m9or 9 violation ( ! requirem5ts ( 
?is section %all be f9$ "u ?is title or 
imprison$ n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?4  7#b7 
,p>5tal notification  7,a7 ,actual      
notice ,a physician :o p]=ms or induces 
an abortion on a m9or :o is a resid5t ( 
a ,/ate o!r ?an ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! abortion
 is p]=m$ or induc$ %all provide1 or    
cause 8 or h] ag5t to provide1 n less   
?an #bd h\rs actual notice to a p>5t ( !
 m9or be=e p]=m+ or induc+ ! abortion4  
7,b7 ,con/ructive notice ,if actual     
notice to a p>5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 is 
n accompli%$ aft] a reasonable ef=t has 
be5 made1 n less ?an #bd h\rs           
con/ructive notice %all be giv5 to a    
p>5t ( ! m9or be=e ! abortion is p]=m$  
or induc$4  7b7 ,exceptions ,!          
notification requirem5t "u subsection   
7a77#b7 %all n apply if--  7#a7 !       

abortion is p]=m$ or induc$ 9 a ,/ate t 
has 9 =ce a law requir+ p>5tal          
involvem5t 9 a m9or's abortion decision 
& ! physician complies ) ! requirem5ts (
 t law2  7#b7 ! physician is pres5t$ )  
docum5tation %[+ ) a reasonable degree (
 c]ta9ty t a c\rt 9 ! m9or's ,/ate (    
resid5ce has waiv$ any p>5tal           
notification requir$ by ! laws ( t      
,/ate1 or has o!rwise au?oriz$ t ! m9or 
be all[$ to procure an abortion2  7#c7 !
 m9or decl>es 9 a sign$ writt5 /atem5t t
 %e is ! victim ( sexual abuse1 neglect1
 or physical abuse by a p>5t1 &1 be=e an
 abortion is p]=m$ on ! m9or1 !         
physician notifies ! au?orities specifi$
 to receive reports ( *ild abuse or     
neglect by ! law ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! m9or 
resides ( ! kn[n or suspect$ abuse or   
neglect2  7#d7 ! abortion is necess>y to
 save ! life ( ! m9or because h] life 0 
endang]$ by a physical disord]1 physical
 injury1 or physical illness1 includ+ a 
life endang]+ physical condition caus$  
by or aris+ f ! pregnancy itself1 except

 t an exception "u ?is p>agraph %all n  
apply unless ! att5d+ physician or an   
ag5t ( su* physician1 n lat] ?an #bd    
h\rs aft] completion ( ! abortion1      
notifies a p>5t ( ! m9or 9 writ+ t an   
abortion 0 p]=m$ on ! m9or & ( !        
circum/ances t w>rant$ invocation ( ?is 
p>agraph2 or  7#e7 ! m9or is physically 
accompani$ by a p]son :o pres5ts !      
physician or 8 or h] ag5t ) docum5tation
 %[+ ) a reasonable degree ( c]ta9ty t  
he or %e is 9 fact ! p>5t ( t m9or4  7c7
 ,civil ,action ,any p>5t :o suff]s h>m 
f a violation ( subsection 7a7 may obta9
 appropriate relief 9 a civil action    
unless ! p>5t has committ$ an act (     
ince/ ) ! m9or describ$ 9 subsection    
7a74  7d7 ,def9itions ,= ! purposes (   
?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m abortion means
 ! use or prescription ( any in/rum5t1  
m$ic9e1 drug1 or o!r sub/ance or device 
to int5tionally--  7,a7 kill ! unborn   
*ild ( a woman kn[n to be pregnant2 or  
7,b7 prematurely t]m9ate ! pregnancy ( a
 woman kn[n to be pregnant1 ) an        

int5tion o!r ?an to--  7i7 increase !   
probability ( a live bir? or ( pres]v+ !
 life or heal? ( ! *ild aft] live bir?2 
or  7ii7 remove a dead unborn *ild2     
7#b7 ! t]m actual notice means ! giv+ ( 
writt5 notice directly1 9 p]son1 by !   
physician or any ag5t ( ! physician2    
7#c7 ! t]m con/ructive notice means     
notice t is giv5 by c]tifi$ mail1 return
 receipt reque/$1 re/rict$ deliv]y to ! 
la/ kn[n address ( ! p]son be+ notifi$1 
) deliv]y deem$ to h occurr$ #dh h\rs   
foll[+ noon on ! next day subsequ5t to  
mail+ on :i* regul> mail deliv]y takes  
place1 exclud+ days on :i* mail is n    
deliv]$2  7#d7 ! t]m law requir+ p>5tal 
involvem5t 9 a m9or's abortion decision 
means a law--  7,a7 requir+1 be=e an    
abortion is p]=m$ on a m9or1 ei!r--  7i7
 ! notification to1 or cons5t (1 a p>5t 
( t m9or2 or  7ii7 proce$+s 9 a ,/ate   
c\rt2 &  7,b7 t does n provide z an     
alt]native to ! requirem5ts describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 notification to or     
cons5t ( any p]son or entity n describ$ 

9 t subp>agraph2  7#e7 ! t]m m9or means 
an individual :o--  7,a7 has n atta9$ ! 
age ( #ah ye>s2 &  7,b7 is n emancipat$ 
"u ! law ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! m9or resides2
  7#f7 ! t]m p>5t means--  7,a7 a p>5t  
or gu>dian2  7,b7 a legal cu/odian2 or  
7,c7 an individual /&+ 9 loco p>5tis--  
7i7 :o has c>e & control ( ! m9or2 &    
7ii7 ) :om ! m9or regul>ly resides1  z  
det]m9$ by ,/ate law2  7#g7 ! t]m       
physician means--  7,a7 a doctor (      
m$ic9e legally au?oriz$ to practice     
m$ic9e by ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! doctor        
practices m$ic9e2 or  7,b7 any o!r p]son
 legally emp[]$ "u ,/ate law to p]=m an 
abortion2 &  7#h7 ! t]m ,/ate includes--
  7,a7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7,b7 any
 commonweal?1 possession1 or o!r        
t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,c7 any 
,indian tribe or res]vation4  4  #d4    
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( *apt]s at ! 
beg9n+ ( "p ,i ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! 
item relat+ to *apt] #aag ! foll[+ new  
items3  #aag;,a4 ,transportation ( m9ors

 9 circumv5tion ( c]ta9 laws relat+ to  
abortion#bdcaaag;,b4 ,*ild int]/ate     
abortion notification#bdce  4  #e4      
,sev]ability & effective date  7a7      
,sev]ability ,! provisions ( ?is ,act   
%all be sev]able4 ,if any provision (   
?is ,act1 or any application !re(1 is   
f\nd uncon/itutional1 t f9d+ %all n     
affect any provision or application ( ! 
,act n s adjudicat$4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect #de days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4