,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,braun 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cotton1     
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4  
,enzi1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4  
,moran1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1
 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide  
for parental notification and           
intervention in the case of an          
unemancipated minor seeking an abortion4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,parental ,notification and
 ,intervention ,act4  #b4 ,parental     
notification  7a7 ,in general ,it shall 
be unlawful for any person or           
organization in or affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce or who solicits or  
accepts ,federal funds to perform any   
abortion on an unemancipated minor under
 the age of #ah1 to permit the          

facilities of the person or organization
 to be used to perform any abortion on  
such a minor1 or to assist in the       
performance of any abortion on such a   
minor if the person or organization has 
failed to comply with all of the        
following requirements3 7#a7 ,the       
provision of written notification to the
 parents 7as defined in subsection 7f77 
of the minor informing the parents that 
an abortion has been requested for the  
minor1 except that such notification is 
not required for a parent if the        
physician is presented with             
documentation showing with a reasonable 
degree of certainty that a court of     
record in the minor's ,state of         
residence has waived any parental       
notification4 ,the court of record shall
 not waive any parental notification    
requirement unless there is clear and   
convincing evidence of physical abuse of
 the minor by such parent4  7#b7        
,compliance with a #if-;hour waiting    
period after notice has been received by

 the parents4  7#c7 ,compliance with any
 injunction granted under section #c    
relating to the abortion4  7b7 ,fine for
 violation ,whoever willfully violates  
subsection 7a7 shall be fined not more  
than #ajj1jjj or imprisoned not more    
than one year1 or both1 for each        
violation4  7c7 ,exception ,subsection  
7a7 shall not apply with respect to an  
unemancipated minor for whom an abortion
 is sought if a physician 7other than   
the physician with principal            
responsibility for making the decision  
to perform the abortion7 makes a        
determination that-- 7#a7 a medical     
emergency exists which1 with reasonable 
medical certainty1 so complicates the   
medical condition of the minor that the 
death of the minor would result from the
 failure to immediately treat her       
physical condition even though the      
treatment may result in the death of her
 unborn child2  7#b7 parental           
notification is not possible as a result
 of the medical emergency2 and  7#c7    

certifications regarding compliance with
 paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 have been     
entered in the medical records of the   
minor1 together with the reasons upon   
which the determinations are based1     
including a statement of relevant       
clinical findings4  7d7 ,parental       
notification requirements ,for purposes 
of this section1 any parental           
notification provided to comply with the
 provisions of subsection 7a7 for a     
parent shall be-- 7#a7 delivered        
personally to the parent2 or  7#b7      
provided through certified mail in      
accordance with all of the following    
procedures3 7,a7 ,the certified mail is 
addressed to the parent4  7,b7 ,the     
address used is the dwelling or usual   
place of abode of the parent4  7,c7 ,a  
return receipt is requested4  7,d7 ,the 
delivery is restricted to the parent4   
7e7 ,limitation ,a mother seeking an    
abortion1 or upon whom an abortion is   
performed1 may not be found liable for a
 violation of this section4  7f7 ,parent

 defined ,to include legal guardian ,for
 purposes of this ,act1 the term parent 
includes1 with respect to an            
unemancipated minor1 any legal guardian 
of the minor4  #c4 ,parental            
intervention ,any parent required to be 
notified pursuant to section #b         
regarding an abortion of an             
unemancipated minor may bring an action 
in the ,federal district court where the
 parent resides or where the            
unemancipated minor is located to enjoin
 the performance of the abortion4 ,the  
court shall issue a temporary injunction
 barring the performance of the abortion
 until the issue has been adjudicated   
and the judgment is final4 ,the court   
shall issue relief permanently enjoining
 the abortion unless the court          
determines that granting such relief    
would be unlawful4  #d4 ,preemption     
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to preempt any provision of ,state law 
to the extent that such ,state law      
establishes1 implements1 or continues in

 effect greater parental notification   
requirements or intervention rights     
regarding abortion than those provided  
under this ,act4  #e4 ,effective date   
and severability  7a7 ,effective date   
,the provisions of this ,act shall take 
effect upon its enactment4  7b7         
,severability ,the provisions of this   
,act shall be severable4 ,if any        
provision of this ,act1 or any          
application thereof1 is found           
unconstitutional1 that finding shall not
 affect any provision or application of 
the ,act not so adjudicated4