,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fecf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,budd introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,ju/ice = ,victims
 ( ,traffick+ ,act ( #bjae to require   
abortion provid]s to notify ! national  
human traffick+ hotl9e ( victims (      
traffick+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/opp+  
,traffick]s & ,_! ,accomplices ,act (   
#bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,slav]y & involunt>y       
s]vitude are incompatible ) ,am]ican    
society & law4  7#b7 ,! #ac? ,am5dm5t to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution aboli%$   
legal slav]y & involunt>y s]vitude 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,despite slav]y be+
 aboli%$ 9 #ahfe1 mod]n =ms ( slav]y    
/ill exi/ ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7
 ,e ye>1 hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,am]icans &  
immigrants are co]c$ into comm]cial sex 
acts aga9/ _! w4  7#e7 ,9 addition to   
sexual exploitation1 victims ( traffick+

 suff] repeat$ physical1 m5tal1 &       
emotional abuse at ! h&s ( _!           
traffick]s4  7#f7 ,abortion provid]s &  
facilities aid sex traffick]s by turn+ a
 bl9d eye to ! plight ( abus$ wom54     
7#g7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjag       
,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons ,report indicat$ t 
sex traffick]s co]ce wom5 into receiv+  
abortions aga9/ _! w4  7#h7 ,rese>*     
conduct$ by ,laura ,j4 ,l$]] & ,*ri/oph]
 ,a4 ,wetzel1 entitl$ ,! ,heal?         
,consequ5ces ( ,sex ,traffick+ & ,_!    
,implications = ,id5tify+ ,victims 9    
,heal?c>e ,facilities publi%$ 9 !       
,annals ( ,heal? ,law ,j\rnal1 indicat$ 
t #ga p]c5t ( wom5 co]c$ into comm]cial 
sex acts report$ at lea/ "o pregnancy & 
#ba p]c5t report$ five or m pregnancies 
:ile traffick$ 7#bc ,annals ,heal? ,l4  
#fa 7#bjad774  7#i7 ,l$]] & ,wetzel's   
rese>* f\nd t almo/ a ?ird ( wom5       
traffick$ report$ und]w5t num]\s        
abortions z victims ( traffick+4 ,m ?an 
half ( respond5ts answ]$ t _! abortion  
:ile a victim ( sex traffick+ 0 a result

 ( co]cion4 ,"o victim ( sex traffick+  
rec\nt$1 9 mo/ ( my six abortions1 ,i 0 
"u s]i\s pressure f my pimps to abort ! 
babies4  7#aj7 ,a moral obligation exi/s
 to report suspect$ in/ances ( sex      
traffick+ to au?orities4  7#aa7 ,section
 #b ( ! #ac? ,am5dm5t emp[]s ,congress  
to enact appropriate legislation to     
combat all =ms ( slav]y & involunt>y    
s]vitude1 includ+ =c$ sex traffick+4    
#c4 ,combat human traffick+ ,section    
#aad ( ! ,ju/ice = ,victims ( ,traffick+
 ,act ( #bjae 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjgji7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7   
,national human traffick+ hotl9e        
notification by abortion provid]s  7#a7 
,requirem5t  7,a7 ,notification to      
national human traffick+ hotl9e ,n lat] 
?an #bd h\rs aft] consult+ ) a pati5t1  
an abortion provid] %all notify !       
national human traffick+ hotl9e if !    
provid] has a reasonable suspicion t !  
pati5t is a victim ( traffick+4  7,b7   
,report to ,attorney ,g5]al & local law 
en=cem5t ,n lat] ?an #bd h\rs aft] an   

abortion provid] notifies ! national    
human traffick+ hotl9e "u subp>agraph   
7,a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all notify ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
( su* notification by ! abortion        
provid]4 ,n lat] ?an #bd h\rs aft]      
receipt ( a notification f ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u ?is        
subp>agraph1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all    
notify ! appropriate ,/ate & local law  
en=cem5t ag5cies4  7,c7 ,p5alty ,an     
abortion provid] :o violates subp>agraph
 7,a7 %all be f9$ #aj1jjj1 imprison$ n m
 ?an #f mon?s1 or bo?4  7#b7 ,tra9+     
7,a7 ,availability ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices %all make available  
to abortion provid]s ! tra9+ entitl$    
,f\ndational 7#aja7 ,human ,traffick+   
,tra9+s--,,so> ,= ,heal? ,c>e 7or any   
sub/antially simil> successor tra9+74   
7,b7 ,requirem5t ,ea* abortion provid]  
%all complete ! tra9+ provid$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a7 on an annual basis &   
prior to ,janu>y #cj ( ea* cal5d> ye>1 &
 c]tify su* completion to ! ,director ( 

! ,(fice on ,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4 ,!
 c]tification "u ?is subp>agraph %all   
include ! protocols t ! abortion provid]
 has 9 place to id5tify & assi/ victims 
( traffick+4  7,c7 ,p5alty ,an abortion 
provid] :o fails to comply ) subp>agraph
 7,b7 %all be subject to a f9e 9 an     
am\nt ( #a1jjj p] day ( noncompliance4  
7#c7 ,rules ( con/ruction  7,a7 ,no     
requirem5t = victims ( traffick+ to     
self-report ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection may  
be con/ru$ to require a victim (        
traffick+ to self-report4  7,b7 ,no "r  
to abortion ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection may  
be con/ru$ to provide a "r to an        
abortion4  7#d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
subsection3 7,a7 ,! t]m abortion provid]
 means a p]son :o-- 7i7 p]=ms an        
abortion & is lic5s$ to practice m$ic9e 
& surg]y or o/eopa?ic m$ic9e & surg]y2  
or  7ii7 is o!rwise legally au?oriz$ to 
p]=m an abortion4  7,b7 ,! t]m victim ( 
traffick+ has ! mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9 
section #ajc ( ! ,traffick+ ,victims    

,protection ,act ( #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#gajb74  4