,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iaif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbd,mr4  
,cleav] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,f\%ee1 ,mrs4 
,peltola1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4   
,br[nley1 ,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mrs4    
,hayes1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4  
,williams ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4
 ,ca/51 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1   
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1  
,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,ross1
 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,lee 
( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,flet*]1 ,ms4     
,crockett1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit consid]ation ( pregnancy   
/atus :5 fil+ = divorce4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,pregnancy ,emp[]m5t ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7    
,?r\gh\t cal5d> ye> #bjbd1 national news
 m$ia report$ t sev]al ,/ates1 9        

practice1 w n f9alize a divorce =       
pregnant p4  7#b7 ,_m ,/ates1 9         
practice1 delay1 prohibit1 or limit     
divorce until ! baby's deliv]y1 all[+ ! 
c\rt to det]m9e pat]nity /atus & p>5tal 
rights4  7#c7 ,non-,invasive ,pr5atal   
,pat]nity 7,,nipp7 te/s c n[ det]m9e    
pat]nal /atus ) blood samples f ! "m &  
alleg$ fa!r & a*ieve an accuracy rate ( 
#ii4i p]c5t4  7#d7 ,pregnant p are at an
 increas$ risk ( exp]i5c+ intimate p>tn]
 viol5ce4  7#e7 ,wom5 ( color are       
disproportionately impact$ by dome/ic   
viol5ce & are m likely to die at ! h&s (
 an abus]4  7#f7 ,black wom5 are murd]$ 
by m5 at ?ree times ! rate ( _! :ite    
c\nt]p>ts4  7#g7 ,black wom5 liv+ ) a   
p>tn] are six times m likely to exp]i5ce
 dome/ic viol5ce4  7#h7 ,an e/imat$     
#cbd1jjj pregnant p exp]i5ce intimate   
p>tn] viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates p] ye>4 
7#i7 ,:5 report$ & detect$1 preval5ce ( 
intimate p>tn] viol5ce dur+ pregnancy c 
range z high z #ce p]c5t4  7#aj7        
,reproductive co]cion c prev5t wom5 9   

abusive m>riages f f9aliz+ a divorce1   
keep+ wom5 9 abusive relation%ips4      
7#aa7 ,"o 9 #f abus$ wom5 7 fir/ abus$  
dur+ pregnancy4  7#ab7 ,homicide is !   
second lead+ cause ( traumatic dea? =   
pregnant & rec5tly pregnant p1 acc\nt+ =
 #ca p]c5t ( mat]nal injury dea?s4      
7#ac7 ,wom5 liv+ 9 pov]ty are twice z   
likely to exp]i5ce intimate p>tn]       
viol5ce4  7#ad7 ,p exp]i5c+ intimate    
p>tn] viol5ce (t5 rely on ! em]g5cy room
 due to f9ancial conc]ns & co]cion &    
control f _! abus]s4  7#ae7 ,divorce has
 a pr(\nd economic impact1 (t5 implicat+
 int]/ate comm]ce & assets4  7#af7 ,!   
m$ian ,am]ican divorce co/s #g1jjj & !  
av]age ,am]ican divorce co/s #ae1jjj4   
7#ag7 ,conte/$ divorces involv+ *ild    
cu/ody debate c co/ ov] #ajj1jjj4  7#ah7
 ,( ! #bg4d billion report$ by ! ,,fy   
#bjbb ,(fice ( ,*ild ,support ,s]vices  
,prelim9>y ,data ,report1 #a4d billion  
came f int]/ate cases4  7#ai7 ,divorces 
dissolve _m f9ancial assets1 _m ( :i*   
may cross ,/ate l9es1 includ+-- 7,a7    

real e/ate2  7,b7 out/&+ debts2  7,c7   
inve/m5ts2  7,d7 retirem5t sav+s2  7,e7 
prop]ty2 &  7,f7 bus9ess int]e/s4  7#bj7
 ,article #a1 ,section #h1 ,clause #c ( 
! ,u4,s4 ,con/itution provides ,congress
 ! p[] to regulate int]/ate comm]ce4    
#c4 ,prohibition aga9/ consid]ation (   
pregnancy /atus :5 fil+ = divorce ,no   
,/ate may take pregnancy /atus into     
consid]ation :5 consid]+ ! fil+ ( a     
petition = divorce4