,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #age  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mrs4 ,cammack1    
,mr4 ,williams ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,mooney1  
,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4       
,banks1 ,mr4 ,c>l1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4   
,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1 ,mr4        
,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama1 ,mr4  
,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mrs4  
,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fe5/ra1 ,mr4        
,griffi?1 ,mr4 ,all51 ,mr4 ,joyce (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,l\isiana1 
,mr4 ,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,bur*ett1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1
 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1    
,mr4 ,e/es1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,b]gman1   
,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4 ,arr+ton1 ,mr4 ,web/] (
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi1  
,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,ku/(f1 ,mr4 ,biggs1  
,mr4 ,jackson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1  
,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4  
,fitzg]ald1 ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott (         
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,res*5?al]1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1

 ,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,dunn ( ,florida1   
,mr4 ,clyde1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\?       
,dakota1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,good (      
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4           
,langwor?y1 ,mr4 ,w5/rup1 ,mr4 ,baird1  
,mrs4 ,fis*ba*1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mrs4     
,mill] ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,smuck]1   
,mr4 ,gu?rie1 & ,mr4 ,latta7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to prohibit abortion 9 cases :]e a     
fetal he>tbeat is detectable4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,he>tbeat ,protection ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4
 ,abortions prohibit$ )\t a *eck = fetal
 he>tbeat1 or if a fetal he>tbeat is    
detectable  7a7 ,abortions prohibit$ )\t
 a *eck = fetal he>tbeat1 or if a fetal 
he>tbeat is detectable ,*apt] #gd (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! *apt] head+1 by /rik+ 
,p>tial-,bir?2  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]     
section #aeca ! foll[+3  #aecb4         
,abortions prohibit$ )\t a *eck = fetal 

he>tbeat1 or if a fetal he>tbeat is     
detectable  7a7 ,(f5se ,any physician :o
 kn[+ly p]=ms an abortion & !reby kills 
a human unborn *ild-- 7#a7 )\t det]m9+1 
accord+ to /&>d m$ical practice1 :e!r ! 
unborn *ild has a detectable he>tbeat2  
7#b7 )\t in=m+ ! "m ( ! results ( t     
det]m9ation2 or  7#c7 aft] det]m9+1     
accord+ to /&>d m$ical practice1 t !    
unborn *ild has a detectable he>tbeat1  
%all be f9$ "u ?is title or imprison$ n 
m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4 ,?is subsection  
does n apply to an abortion t is        
necess>y to save ! life ( a "m ^: life  
is endang]$ by a physical disord]1      
physical illness1 or physical injury1   
includ+ a life-endang]+ physical        
condition caus$ by or aris+ f !         
pregnancy itself1 b n includ+           
psy*ological or emotional conditions4   
7b7 ,exceptions ,subsection 7a7 %all n  
apply if-- 7#a7 9 reasonable m$ical     
judgm5t1 ! abortion is necess>y to save 
! life ( a pregnant woman ^: life is    
endang]$ by a physical disord]1 physical

 illness1 or physical injury1 includ+ a 
life-endang]+ physical condition caus$  
by or aris+ f ! pregnancy itself1 b n   
includ+ psy*ological or emotional       
conditions2  7#b7 ! pregnancy is !      
result ( rape aga9/ an adult woman1 & at
 lea/ #dh h\rs prior to ! abortion--    
7,a7 %e has obta9$ c\nsel+ = ! rape2 or 
7,b7 %e has obta9$ m$ical treatm5t = !  
rape or an injury relat$ to ! rape2 or  
7#c7 ! pregnancy is a result ( rape     
aga9/ a m9or or ince/ aga9/ a m9or1 & ! 
rape or ince/ has be5 report$ at any "t 
prior to ! abortion to ei!r--  7,a7 a   
gov]nm5t ag5cy legally au?oriz$ to act  
on reports ( *ild abuse2 or  7,b7 a law 
en=cem5t ag5cy4  7c7 ,docum5tation      
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,docum5tation p]ta9+  
to adults ,a physician :o p]=ms or      
attempts to p]=m an abortion "u an      
exception provid$ by subsection 7b77#b7 
%all1 prior to p]=m+ ! abortion1 place 9
 ! pati5t m$ical file docum5tation f a  
hospital lic5s$ by ! ,/ate or op]at$ "u 
au?ority ( a ,f$]al ag5cy1 a m$ical     

cl9ic lic5s$ by ! ,/ate or op]at$ "u    
au?ority ( a ,f$]al ag5cy1 f a p]sonal  
physician lic5s$ by ! ,/ate1 a c\nselor 
lic5s$ by ! ,/ate1 or a victim's rights 
advocate provid$ by a law en=cem5t ag5cy
 t ! adult woman seek+ ! abortion obta9$
 m$ical treatm5t or c\nsel+ = ! rape or 
an injury relat$ to ! rape4  7#b7       
,docum5tation p]ta9+ to m9ors ,a        
physician :o p]=ms or attempts to p]=m  
an abortion "u an exception provid$ by  
subsection 7b77#c7 %all1 prior to p]=m+ 
! abortion1 place 9 ! pati5t m$ical file
 docum5tation f a gov]nm5t ag5cy legally
 au?oriz$ to act on reports ( *ild abuse
 t ! rape or ince/ 0 report$ prior to ! 
abortion2 or1 z an alt]native1          
docum5tation f a law en=cem5t ag5cy t ! 
rape or ince/ 0 report$ prior to !      
abortion4  7d7 ,requirem5t = data       
ret5tion ,p>agraph 7j77#b7 ( section    
#afd4ecj ( title #de1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 %all apply to docum5tation
 requir$ to be plac$ 9 a pati5t's m$ical
 file pursuant to p>agraph 7#f7 ( su*   

section & a cons5t =m requir$ to be     
reta9$ 9 a pati5t's m$ical file pursuant
 to p>agraph 7#g7 ( su* section 9 ! same
 mann] & to ! same ext5t z su* p>agraph 
applies to docum5tation requir$ by      
p>agraph 7j77#a7 ( su* section4  7e7    
,additional exceptions & requirem5ts    
7#a7 ,exclusion ( c]ta9 facilities      
,not)/&+ ! def9itions set =? 9          
subsection 7j71 ! c\nsel+ describ$ 9    
subsection 7b77#b77;,a7 & subsection    
7c77#a7 or m$ical treatm5t may n be     
provid$ by a facility t p]=ms abortions 
7unless t facility is a hospital74  7#b7
 ,rule ( con/ruction 9 cases ( reports  
to law en=cem5t ,! requirem5ts (        
subsection 7b77#b7 d n apply if ! rape  
has be5 report$ at any "t prior to !    
abortion to a law en=cem5t ag5cy or     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se victim assi/ance    
p]sonnel4  7f7 ,def5dant may seek he>+  
,a def5dant indict$ = an (f5se "u ?is   
section may seek a he>+ be=e ! ,/ate    
,m$ical ,bo>d on :e!r ! physician's     
conduct 0 necess>y to save ! life ( ! "m

 ^: life 0 endang]$ by a physical       
disord]1 physical illness1 or physical  
injury1 includ+ a life-endang]+ physical
 condition caus$ by or aris+ f !        
pregnancy itself1 b n includ+           
psy*ological or emotional conditions4 ,!
 f9d+s on t issue are admissible on t   
issue at ! trial ( ! def5dant4 ,^u a    
motion ( ! def5dant1 ! c\rt %all delay !
 beg9n+ ( ! trial = n m ?an #cj days to 
p]mit su* a he>+ to take place4  7g7 ,no
 liability = ! "m on :om abortion is    
p]=m$ ,a "m ^u :om an abortion is p]=m$ 
may n be prosecut$ "u ?is section1 = a  
conspiracy to violate ?is section1 or = 
an (f5se "u section #b1 #c1 or #d ( ?is 
title bas$ on a violation ( ?is section4
  7h7 ,requirem5t = data ret5tion ,!    
physician %all include 9 ! m$ical file (
 ! "m docum5tation ( ! det]m9ation1     
accord+ to /&>d m$ical practice1 ( :e!r 
! unborn *ild has a detectable he>tbeat1
 ! results ( t det]m9ation1 notification
 ( ! "m ( ^? results1 & any in=mation   
ent]$ into evid5ce 9 any proce$+s "u    

subsection 7b74 ,p>agraph 7j77#b7 (     
section #afd4ecj ( title #de1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations1 %all apply to su*  
docum5tation4  7i7 ,sev]ability ,if any 
provision ( ?is section or ! application
 ( su* provision to any p]son or        
circum/ance is held to be invalid1 !    
rema9d] ( ?is section & ! application ( 
! provisions ( ! rema9d] to any p]son or
 circum/ance %all n be affect$ !reby4   
7j7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m c\nsel+ means c\nsel+ provid$ by a 
c\nselor lic5s$ by ! ,/ate1 or a victims
 rights advocate provid$ by a law       
en=cem5t ag5cy4  7#b7 ,! t]m m$ical     
treatm5t means treatm5t provid$ at a    
hospital lic5s$ by ! ,/ate or op]at$ "u 
au?ority ( a ,f$]al ag5cy1 at a m$ical  
cl9ic lic5s$ by ! ,/ate or op]at$ "u    
au?ority ( a ,f$]al ag5cy1 or f a       
p]sonal physician lic5s$ by ! ,/ate4    
7#c7 ,! t]m abortion means ! use or     
prescription ( any in/rum5t1 m$ic9e1    
drug1 or any o!r sub/ance or device--   
7,a7 to int5tionally kill ! unborn *ild 

( a woman kn[n to be pregnant2 or  7,b7 
to int5tionally t]m9ate ! pregnancy ( a 
woman kn[n to be pregnant1 ) an int5tion
 o!r ?an-- 7i7 aft] viability to produce
 a live bir? & pres]ve ! life & heal? ( 
! *ild born alive2 or  7ii7 to remove a 
dead unborn *ild4  7#d7 ,! t]m attempt1 
) respect to an abortion1 means conduct 
t1 "u ! circum/ances z ! actor believes 
!m to be1 con/itutes a sub/antial /ep 9 
a c\rse ( conduct plann$ to culm9ate 9  
p]=m+ an abortion4  7#e7 ,! t]m facility
 means any m$ical or c\nsel+ gr\p1 c5t] 
or cl9ic & includes ! entire legal      
entity1 includ+ any entity t controls1  
is controll$ by1 or is "u common control
 ) su* facility4  7#f7 ,! t]m p]=m1 )   
respect to an abortion1 includes induc+ 
an abortion ?r\gh a m$ical or *emical   
int]v5tion includ+ writ+ a prescription 
= a drug or device int5d$ to result 9 an
 abortion4  7#g7 ,! t]m physician means 
a p]son lic5s$ to practice m$ic9e &     
surg]y or o/eopa?ic m$ic9e & surg]y1 or 
o!rwise legally au?oriz$ to p]=m an     

abortion4  7#h7 ,! t]m reasonable m$ical
 judgm5t means a m$ical judgm5t t w\ld  
be made by a reasonably prud5t          
physician1 kn[l$geable ab\t ! case & !  
treatm5t possibilities ) respect to !   
m$ical conditions involv$4  7#i7 ,! t]m 
unborn *ild means an individual organism
 ( ! species homo sapi5s1 beg9n+ at     
f]tilization1 until ! po9t ( be+ born   
alive z def9$ 9 section #h7;b7 ( title  
#a4  7#aj7 ,! t]m woman means a female  
human be+ :e!r or n %e has rea*$ ! age (
 majority4  7k7 ,rules ( con/ruction    
7#a7 ,great] protections ,no?+ 9 ?is    
section may be con/ru$ to pre-empt or   
limit any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law t 
provides great] protections = an unborn 
*ild ?an ^? provid$ 9 ?is section4  7#b7
 ,creation ( recognition ( "r ,no?+ 9   
?is section may be con/ru$ to create or 
recognize a "r to abortion or to make   
lawful an abortion t is unlawful on !   
effective date ( ?is section4  2 &  7#c7
 9 ! table ( sections1 by ins]t+ aft] ! 
item p]ta9+ to section #ahda ! foll[+3  

#aecb4 ,abortions prohibit$ )\t a *eck =
 fetal he>tbeat1 or if a fetal he>tbeat 
is detectable4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t 
,! table ( *apt]s = "p ,i ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$1 9 ! item 
relat+ to *apt] #gd1 to read z foll[s3  
#gd4;,abortions#aeca  4