,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjai,mr4 
,k5n$y 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 &  
,mr4 ,cram]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit discrim9ation aga9/ !      
unborn on ! basis ( sex1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,pr5atal ,nondiscrim9ation 
,act or ,,pr5da4  #b4 ,f9d+s &          
con/itutional au?ority  7a7 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,wom5 are
 a vital "p ( ,am]ican society & culture
 & possess ! same fundam5tal human      
rights & civil rights z m54  7#b7 ,unit$
 ,/ates law prohibits ! dissimil>       
treatm5t ( males & females :o are       
simil>ly situat$ & prohibits sex        
discrim9ation 9 v>i\s contexts1 includ+ 
! provision ( employm5t1 education1     
h\s+1 heal? insurance cov]age1 &        
a?letics4  7#c7 ,a sex-selection        
abortion is an abortion und]tak5 =      

purposes ( elim9at+ an unborn *ild ( an 
undesir$ sex4 ,sex-selection abortion is
 describ$ by s*ol>s & civil rights      
advocates z an act ( sex-bas$ or        
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce1 pr$icat$ on sex      
discrim9ation4 ,by def9ition1           
sex-selection abortions d n implicate ! 
heal? ( ! "m ( ! unborn1 b in/ead are   
elective proc$ures motivat$ by sex or   
g5d] bias4  7#d7 ,! t>get$ victims (    
sex-selection abortions p]=m$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & worldwide are ov]:elm+ly      
female4  7#e7 ,sex-selection abortions  
are n expressly prohibit$ by ,unit$     
,/ates law1 & only #g ,/ates ban        
abortions = reason ( sex selection at "s
 po9t 9 pregnancy4 ,sex is an immutable 
*>act]i/ic asc]ta9able at ! e>lie/ /ages
 ( human developm5t ?r\gh exi/+ m$ical  
te*nology & proc$ures commonly 9 use1   
includ+ mat]nal-fetal blood/ream ,,dna  
sampl+1 amnioc5tesis1 *orionic villus   
sampl+ or ,,cvs1 & ob/etric ultras\nd4  
7#f7 ,sex-selection abortions h ! effect
 ( dim9i%+ ! repres5tation ( wom5 9 !   

,am]ican population1 & !re=e1 ! ,am]ican
 electorate4  7#g7 ,sex-selection       
abortion re9=ces sex discrim9ation & has
 no place 9 a civiliz$ society4  7#h7 ,!
 hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates includes _m   
examples ( sex discrim9ation4 ,! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ultimately respond$ 9 !   
/ronge/ possible legal t]ms by enact+ a 
con/itutional am5dm5t correct+ an elem5t
 ( ?is discrim9ation4 ,wom51 once       
subject$ to sex discrim9ation t d5i$ !m 
! "r to vote1 n[ h suffrage gu>ante$ by 
! #ai? ,am5dm5t4 ,! elim9ation (        
discrim9atory practices has be5 & is    
among ! highe/ priorities & greate/     
a*ievem5ts ( ,am]ican hi/ory4  7#i7     
,implicitly approv+ ! discrim9atory     
practices ( sex-selection abortion by   
*oos+ n to prohibit !m w re9=ce sex     
discrim9ation1 & co>s5 society to !     
value ( females4 ,?us1 ,congress has a  
compell+ int]e/ 9 act+--inde$ x mu/     
act--to prohibit sex-selection abortion4
  7b7 ,con/itutional au?ority ,9        
accordance ) ! above f9d+s1 ,congress   

enacts ! foll[+ pursuant to ,congress'  
p[] "u--  7#a7 ! ,comm]ce ,clause2  7#b7
 section #e ( ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to !      
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ 
! p[] to en=ce ! prohibition on gov]nm5t
 action d5y+ equal protection ( ! laws2 
&  7#c7 section #h ( article ,i ( !     
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to make  
all laws necess>y & prop] = ! c>ry+ into
 execution ( p[]s ve/$ by ! ,con/itution
 9 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4  
,discrim9ation aga9/ ! unborn on ! basis
 ( sex  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ac ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bej4          
,discrim9ation aga9/ ! unborn on ! basis
 ( sex  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev] kn[+ly--    
7#a7 p]=ms an abortion kn[+ t su*       
abortion is s\ght bas$ on ! sex or g5d] 
( ! *ild2  7#b7 uses =ce or ! ?reat (   
=ce to int5tionally injure or intimidate
 any p]son = ! purpose ( co]c+ a        
sex-selection abortion2  7#c7 solicits  
or accepts funds = ! p]=mance ( a       
sex-selection abortion2 or  7#d7        

transports a woman into ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
or across a ,/ate l9e = ! purpose (     
obta9+ a sex-selection abortion1  or    
attempts to d s1 %all be f9$ "u ?is     
title or imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1 or  
bo?4  7b7 ,civil rem$ies  7#a7 ,civil   
action by woman on :om abortion is p]=m$
 ,a woman ^u :om an abortion has be5    
p]=m$ or attempt$ 9 violation (         
subsection 7a77#b7 may 9 a civil action 
aga9/ any p]son :o engag$ 9 a violation 
( subsection 7a7 obta9 appropriate      
relief4  7#b7 ,civil action by relatives
 ,! fa!r ( an unborn *ild :o is !       
subject ( an abortion p]=m$ or attempt$ 
9 violation ( subsection 7a71 or a      
mat]nal gr&p>5t ( ! unborn *ild if !    
pregnant woman is an unemancipat$ m9or1 
may 9 a civil action aga9/ any p]son :o 
engag$ 9 ! violation1 obta9 appropriate 
relief1 unless ! pregnancy or abortion  
result$ f ! pla9tiff's crim9al conduct  
or ! pla9tiff cons5t$ to ! abortion4    
7#c7 ,appropriate relief ,appropriate   
relief 9 a civil action "u ?is          

subsection includes-- 7,a7 objectively  
v]ifiable money damages = all injuries1 
psy*ological & physical1 includ+ loss ( 
companion%ip & support1 occasion$ by !  
violation ( ?is section2 &  7,b7        
punitive damages4  7#d7 ,injunctive     
relief  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a qualifi$       
pla9tiff may 9 a civil action obta9     
injunctive relief to prev5t an abortion 
provid] f p]=m+ or attempt+ fur!r       
abortions 9 violation ( ?is section4    
7,b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is p>agraph ! t]m   
qualifi$ pla9tiff means-- 7i7 a woman ^u
 :om an abortion is p]=m$ or attempt$ 9 
violation ( ?is section2  7ii7 a mat]nal
 gr&p>5t ( ! unborn *ild if ! woman ^u  
:om an abortion is p]=m$ or attempt$ 9  
violation ( ?is section is an           
unemancipat$ m9or2  7iii7 ! fa!r ( an   
unborn *ild :o is ! subject ( an        
abortion p]=m$ or attempt$ 9 violation (
 subsection 7a72 or  7iv7 ! ,attorney   
,g5]al4  7#e7 ,attorneys fees = pla9tiff
 ,! c\rt %all aw>d a reasonable         
attorney's fee z "p ( ! co/s to a       

prevail+ pla9tiff 9 a civil action "u   
?is subsection4  7c7 ,b> to prosecution 
,a woman ^u :om a sex-selection abortion
 is p]=m$ may n be prosecut$ or held    
civilly liable = any violation ( ?is    
section1 or = a conspiracy to violate   
?is section4  7d7 ,loss ( ,f$]al fund+  
,a violation ( subsection 7a7 %all be   
deem$ = ! purposes ( title ,,vi ( !     
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd to be       
discrim9ation prohibit$ by section #fja 
( t ,act4  7e7 ,report+ requirem5t ,a   
physician1 physician's assi/ant1 nurse1 
c\nselor1 or o!r m$ical or m5tal heal?  
pr(essional %all report kn[n or suspect$
 violations ( any ( ?is section to      
appropriate law en=cem5t au?orities4    
,:oev] violates ?is requirem5t %all be  
f9$ "u ?is title or imprison$ n m ?an #a
 ye>1 or bo?4  7f7 ,exp$it$ consid]ation
 ,x %all be ! duty ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
di/rict c\rts1 ,unit$ ,/ates c\rts (    
appeal1 & ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates to advance on ! docket & to      
exp$ite to ! greate/ possible ext5t !   

disposition ( any matt] br\ght "u ?is   
section4  7g7 ,protection ( privacy 9   
c\rt proce$+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except to 
! ext5t ! ,con/itution or o!r simil>ly  
compell+ reason requires1 9 e civil or  
crim9al action "u ?is section1 ! c\rt   
%all make su* ord]s z are necess>y to   
protect ! anonymity ( any woman ^u :om  
an abortion has be5 p]=m$ or attempt$ if
 %e does n give h] writt5 cons5t to su* 
disclosure4 ,su* ord]s may be made ^u   
motion1 b %all be made sua sponte if n  
o!rwise s\ght by a p>ty4  7#b7 ,ord]s to
 p>ties1 witnesses1 & c\nsel ,! c\rt    
%all issue appropriate ord]s to !       
p>ties1 witnesses1 & c\nsel & %all      
direct ! seal+ ( ! record & exclusion ( 
individuals f c\rtrooms or he>+ rooms to
 ! ext5t necess>y to safegu>d ! id5tity 
( ! woman describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 f    
public disclosure4  7#c7 ,pseudonym     
requir$ ,9 ! abs5ce ( writt5 cons5t ( ! 
woman ^u :om an abortion has be5 p]=m$  
or attempt$1 any p>ty1 o!r ?an a public 
(ficial1 :o br+s an action "u ?is       

section %all d s "u a pseudonym4  7#d7  
,limitation ,?is subsection %all n be   
con/ru$ to conceal ! id5tity ( !        
pla9tiff or ( witnesses f ! def5dant or 
f attorneys = ! def5dant4  7h7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
abortion means ! act ( us+ or prescrib+ 
any in/rum5t1 m$ic9e1 drug1 or any o!r  
sub/ance1 device1 or means ) ! int5t    
to--  7,a7 kill ! unborn *ild ( a woman 
kn[n to be pregnant2 or  7,b7 t]m9ate ! 
pregnancy ( a woman kn[n to be pregnant1
 ) an int5tion o!r ?an--  7i7 aft]      
viability to produce a live bir? &      
pres]ve ! life & heal? ( ! *ild born    
alive2 or  7ii7 to remove a dead unborn 
*ild2 &  7#b7 ! t]m sex-selection       
abortion means an abortion und]tak5 =   
purposes ( elim9at+ an unborn *ild ( an 
undesir$ sex4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t  
,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] 
#ac ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ aft] ! item relat+ to    
section #bdi ! foll[+ new item3  #bej4  
,discrim9ation aga9/ ! unborn on ! basis

 ( sex4  4  #d4 ,sev]ability ,if any    
portion ( ?is ,act1 or ! am5dm5ts made  
by ?is ,act1 or ! application !re( to   
any p]son or circum/ance is held        
invalid1 su* invalidity %all n affect ! 
portions or applications ( ?is ,act :i* 
c be giv5 effect )\t ! invalid portion  
or application4