,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1 
#bjbb,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,murkowski7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to codify the essential        
holdings of ,roe v4 ,wade 7#daj ,u4,s4  
#aac 7#aigc77 and ,planned ,parenthood  
of ,southeastern ,pennsylvania v4 ,casey
 7#eje ,u4,s4 #hcc 7#aiib774  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,reproductive ,choice ,act4  #b4        
,purpose ,it is the purpose of this ,act
 to codify the essential holdings of    
,roe v4 ,wade 7#daj ,u4,s4 #aac 7#aigc77
 and ,planned ,parenthood of            
,southeastern ,pennsylvania v4 ,casey   
7#eje ,u4,s4 #hcc 7#aiib774  #c4        
,clarification of allowable ,state      
requirements  7a7 ,in general ,a        
,state-- 7#a7 may not impose an undue   
burden on the ability of a woman to     
choose whether or not to terminate a    

pregnancy before fetal viability2  7#b7 
may restrict the ability of a woman to  
choose whether or not to terminate a    
pregnancy after fetal viability1 unless 
such a termination is necessary to      
preserve the life or health of the      
woman2 and  7#c7 may enact regulations  
to further the health or safety of a    
woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy4 
7b7 ,clarification ,for purposes of this
 ,act1 unnecessary health regulations   
that have the purpose or effect of      
presenting a substantial obstacle to a  
woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy  
impose an undue burden4  7c7 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed to have any effect on laws
 regarding conscience protection4  #d4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,state 
,the term ,state includes the ,district 
of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of      
,puerto ,rico1 and each other territory 
or possession of the ,united ,states1   
and any subdivision of any of the       
foregoing4  7#b7 ,undue burden ,the term

 undue burden means any burden that     
places a substantial obstacle in the    
path of a woman seeking to terminate a  
pregnancy prior to fetal viability4