,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1       
#bjba,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,thune1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 
,daines1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,scott  
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4        
,wicker1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4  
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4
 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 and ,mr4 ,moran7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of   
#aihf to provide that amounts paid for  
an abortion are not taken into account  
for purposes of the deduction for       
medical expenses4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,abortion
 ,is ,not ,health ,care ,act of #bjba4  
#b4 ,amounts paid for abortion not taken
 into account in determining deduction  
for medical expenses  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bac of the ,internal ,revenue 

,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7g7 ,amounts paid for abortion not taken
 into account  7#a7 ,in general ,an     
amount paid during the taxable year for 
an abortion shall not be taken into     
account under subsection 7a74  7#b7     
,exceptions ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not   
apply in the case of an abortion with   
respect to-- 7,a7 a woman suffering from
 a physical disorder1 physical injury1  
or physical illness1 including a        
life-endangering physical condition     
caused by or arising from the pregnancy 
itself1 that would1 as certified by a   
physician1 place the woman in danger of 
death unless an abortion is performed1  
or  7,b7 a pregnancy that is the result 
of an act of rape or incest4  4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to taxable     
years beginning after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4