,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ddf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1      
#bjba,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mrs4            
,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4 ,marshall7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to criminalize any abortion or   
sterilization procedure performed       
without the informed consent of the     
person on whom such procedure is        
performed1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,informed ,consent ,act4  #b4       
,abortion and sterilization  7a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #g of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #abj4 
,abortion and sterilization without     
informed consent  7a7 ,offense ,whoever1
 under the circumstances described in   
subsection 7b71 knowingly performs an   

abortion or a sterilization procedure on
 a person without the informed consent  
of such person shall be fined under this
 title1 imprisoned not more than #aj    
years1 or both4  7b7 ,circumstances     
described ,for purposes of subsection   
7a71 the circumstances described in this
 subsection are that-- 7#a7 the         
defendant is an officer1 employee1 or   
contractor of the ,federal ,government2 
7#b7 the defendant is a recipient of    
,federal funds from the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services or a       
program administered by the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services2 or     
7#c7 the conduct described in subsection
 7a7 occurred in or affected interstate 
commerce4  7c7 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,in    
general ,subsection 7a7 does not apply--
 7,a7 in the case that a woman suffers  
from a physical disorder1 physical      
injury1 or physical illness that would1 
as certified by a physician1 place the  
woman in danger of death unless an      
abortion is performed1 including a      

life-endangering physical condition     
caused by or arising from the pregnancy 
itself and not including psychological  
or emotional conditions2 or  7,b7 if1 in
 reasonable medical judgement1 a        
sterilization procedure is necessary    
to-- 7i7 save the life of an individual 
whose life is endangered by a physical  
disorder1 physical illness1 or physical 
injury1 including a life-endangering    
physical condition caused by or arising 
from the reproductive organs of the     
individual and not including            
psychological or emotional conditions2  
or  7ii7 prevent serious risk of        
substantial and irreversible impairment 
of a major bodily function created by a 
delay4  7#b7 ,withholding of consent    
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply if the  
individual on whom an abortion or       
sterilization procedure is performed has
 explicitly refused to consent to the   
abortion or sterilization procedure4    
7d7 ,conduct of individuals with        
knowledge of violations ,whoever1 being 

an officer1 employee1 or contractor of  
the ,federal ,government or an employee 
or contractor of a recipient of ,federal
 funds from the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services or a program       
administered by the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services1 has       
knowledge of a failure to comply with   
subsection 7a7 and does not1 as soon as 
possible1 make known the same to a      
,federal or ,state law enforcement      
agency1 shall be fined under this title 
or imprisoned not more than three years1
 or both4  7e7 ,definitions  7#a7       
,abortion ,the term abortion means the  
use or prescription of any instrument1  
medicine1 drug1 or any other substance  
or device-- 7,a7 to intentionally kill  
the unborn child of a woman known to be 
pregnant2 or  7,b7 to intentionally     
terminate the pregnancy of a woman known
 to be pregnant1 with an intention other
 than-- 7i7 after viability to produce a
 live birth and preserve the life and   
health of the child born alive2 or  7ii7

 to remove a dead unborn child4  7#b7   
,reasonable medical judgment ,the term  
reasonable medical judgment means a     
medical judgment that would be made by a
 reasonably prudent physician1          
knowledgeable about the case and the    
treatment possibilities with respect to 
the medical conditions involved4  7#c7  
,sterilization procedure ,the term      
sterilization procedure means any       
medical procedure1 treatment1 or        
operation for the purpose of rendering  
an individual permanently incapable of  
reproducing4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections for chapter #g  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #abj4 ,abortion and         
sterilization without informed consent4 
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