,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4  
,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mrs4
 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 & ,mr4 ,scott 
( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit *emical abortions p]=m$ )\t
 ! pres5ce ( a heal?c>e provid]1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,teleabortion ,prev5tion
 ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,*emical abortions  
prohibit$ )\t a heal?c>e provid] pres5t 
7a7 ,*emical abortions prohibit$ )\t a  
physician pres5t ,*apt] #gd ( title #ah1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 ! *apt] head+ by /rik+ ,p>tial-,bir?2 &
  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #aeca !   
foll[+3  #aecb4 ,*emical abortions      
prohibit$ )\t a heal?c>e provid]        
physically pres5t  7a7 ,(f5se ,any      
heal?c>e provid] :o1 9 or affect+       
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 kn[+ly       

provides or attempts to provide a       
*emical abortion--  7#a7 )\t physically 
exam9+ ! pati5t2  7#b7 )\t be+          
physically pres5t at ! location ( !     
*emical abortion2 or  7#c7 )\t s*$ul+ a 
foll[-up visit = ! pati5t to occur n m  
?an #ad days aft] ! adm9i/ration or use 
( ! drug to assess ! pati5t's physical  
condition1  %all be f9$ n m ?an #a1jjj  
or imprison$ n m ?an #b ye>s1 or bo?4   
,?is subsection does n apply to a       
*emical 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 itself4  7b7 ,no liability (
 ! pati5t ,a pati5t ^u :om an abortion  
is p]=m$ may n be prosecut$ "u ?is      
section or = a conspiracy to violate ?is
 section4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,abortion drug ,! t]m     
abortion drug means any m$ic9e1 drug or 
any o!r sub/ance1 or any comb9ation (   
drugs1 m$ic9es or sub/ances1 :5 x is    

us$--  7,a7 to int5tionally kill !      
unborn *ild ( a woman kn[n to be        
pregnant2 or  7,b7 to int5tionally      
t]m9ate ! pregnancy ( a woman kn[n to be
 pregnant1 ) an int5tion o!r ?an--  7i7 
to produce a live bir?2 or  7ii7 to     
remove a dead unborn *ild4  7#b7        
,attempts to provide ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m attempts to provide1 means conduct  
t1 "u ! circum/ances z ! actor believes 
!m to be1 con/itutes a sub/antial /ep 9 
a c\rse ( conduct plann$ to culm9ate 9 a
 *emical abortion4  7#c7 ,*emical       
abortion ,! t]m *emical abortion ref]s  
to ! use ( an abortion drug-- 7,a7 to   
int5tionally kill ! unborn *ild ( a     
woman kn[n to be pregnant2 or  7,b7 to  
int5tionally t]m9ate ! pregnancy ( a    
woman kn[n to be pregnant1 ) an int5tion
 o!r ?an--  7i7 to produce a live bir?2 
or  7ii7 to remove a dead unborn *ild4  
7#d7 ,heal?c>e provid] ,! t]m heal?c>e  
provid] means any p]son lic5s$ to       
prescribe prescription drugs "u         
applicable ,f$]al & ,/ate laws4  7#e7   

,provide ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m provide1 
means to disp5se or prescribe an        
abortion drug1 or to o!rwise make an    
abortion drug available to a pati5t4    
7#f7 ,unborn *ild ,! t]m unborn *ild    
means an individual organism ( ! species
 homo sapi5s1 beg9n+ at f]tilization1   
until ! po9t ( be+ born alive z def9$ 9 
section #h7;b74  7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction
 reg>d+ ectopic pregnancy ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section %all be con/ru$ to h any impact 
on ! treatm5t ( a v]ifi$ ectopic        
pregnancy4  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  4
  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,*apt] #gd
 ,! table ( sections = su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #aeca ! foll[+3  #aecb4 ,*emical
 abortions prohibit$ )\t a heal?c>e     
provid] physically pres5t  4  7#b7 ,"p  

,i ,! table ( *apt]s = "p ,i ( title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ! item relat+ to *apt] #gd &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #gd4;,abortions#aeca  
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