,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ai1 #bjai,mr4 
,portman 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 ,cu/ody ,protection ,act ( #bjai4 
#b4 ,transportation ( m9ors 9           
circumv5tion ( c]ta9 laws relat+ to     
abortion  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"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 ince/4  #bdca4 ,transportation (    
m9ors 9 circumv5tion ( c]ta9 laws relat+

 to abortion  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section--  7#a7 ! t]m law requir+ p>5tal
 involvem5t 9 a m9or's abortion decision
 means a law 9 =ce 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* a    
m9or resides t--  7,a7 requires1 be=e an
 abortion is p]=m$ on ! m9or--  7i7     
notification to1 or cons5t (1 a p>5t ( !
 m9or2 or  7ii7 judicial au?orization f 
a ,/ate c\rt2 &  7,b7 does n provide z  
an alt]native to ! requirem5ts describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7--  7i7 notification  
to1 or cons5t (1 an individual :o is n a
 p>5t ( ! m9or2 or  7ii7 au?orization f 
an entity t is n a ,/ate c\rt2  7#b7 !  
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 :o 
has c>e & control ( a m9or1 ) :om ! m9or
 regul>ly resides1 & :o is designat$ by 
a law requir+ p>5tal involvem5t 9 !     
m9or's abortion decision z an individual
 to :om notification1 or f :om cons5t1  
is requir$2  7#c7 ! t]m m9or means an   
individual :o is n old] ?an ! maximum   
age requir+ p>5tal notification or      

cons5t1 or judicial au?orization f a    
,/ate c\rt1 "u a law requir+ p>5tal     
involvem5t 9 a m9or's abortion decision2
 &  7#d7 ! t]m ,/ate includes ! ,di/rict
 ( ,columbia & any commonweal?1         
possession1 or o!r t]ritory ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7b7 ,(f5se  7#a7 ,g5]ally      
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7c71     
: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 %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$ on !     
m9or1 9 a ,/ate o!r ?an ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! 
m9or resides1 )\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 decision1 _h ! abortion be5   
p]=m$ 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! m9or resides4   

7c7 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,life-endang]+    
conditions ,! prohibition "u subsection 
7b7 %all n apply 9 ! case ( an abortion 
t is necess>y to save ! life ( a 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 ( ! 
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 bas$ on a violation (  
?is section4  7d7 ,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 reasonably believ$1
 bas$ on in=mation ! def5dant obta9$    
directly f a p>5t ( ! m9or or o!r       
compell+ facts1 t be=e ! m9or obta9$ !  
abortion1 ! p>5tal cons5t or            
notification1 or judicial au?orization1 

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 resides1 took place4 
7e7 ,civil action ,any p>5t :o suff]s   
h>m f a violation ( subsection 7b7 may  
obta9 appropriate relief 9 a civil      
action1 unless ! p>5t has committ$ an   
act ( ince/ ) ! m9or :o 0 transport$ 9  
violation ( subsection 7b74  #bdcb4     
,transportation ( m9ors 9 circumv5tion (
 c]ta9 laws relat+ to ince/ ,not)/&+    
section #bdca7;c77#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  4    
7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table 
( *apt]s = "p ,i ( title #ah1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! 
item relat+ to *apt] #aag ! foll[+3     
#aag;,a4,transportation ( m9ors 9       
circumv5tion ( c]ta9 laws relat+ to     
abortion#bdca  4