,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,ka9e 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,ms4  
,s9ema1 & ,ms4 ,coll9s7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to gu>antee t ,am]icans h !    
fre$om to make c]ta9 reproductive       
decisions )\t undue gov]nm5t int]f]5ce4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,reproductive ,fre$om = ,all ,act4    
#b4 ,purpose ,x is ! purpose ( ?is ,act 
to gu>antee t ,am]icans h ! fre$om to   
make c]ta9 reproductive decisions )\t   
undue gov]nm5t int]f]5ce1 consi/5t ) !  
ess5tial hold+s ( ,griswold v4          
,connecticut 7#cha ,u4,s4 #dgi 7#aife771
 ,eis5/adt v4 ,baird 7#dje ,u4,s4 #dch  
7#aigb771 ,roe v4 ,wade 7#daj ,u4,s4    
#aac 7#aigc771 ,c>ey v4 ,population     
,s]vices ,int]national 7#dca ,u4,s4 #fgh
 7#aigg771 ,plann$ ,p>5?ood ( ,s\!a/]n  
,p5nsylvania v4 ,casey 7#eje ,u4,s4 #hcc
 7#aiib771 & ,:ole ,woman's ,heal? v4   

,hell]/$t 7#egi ,u4,s4 #ehb 7#bjaf774   
#c4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,= decades1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates has held t ! lib]ty protect$ by 
! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates encompasses a "r to make
 c]ta9 reproductive decisions )\t undue 
gov]nm5t int]f]5ce4  7#b7 ,:ile ^!      
prec$5ts h advanc$ slightly diff]5t     
con/itutional rationales1 & h ackn[l$g$ 
t "s gov]nm5t regulation is acceptable1 
!y h creat$ a society :]eby ,am]icans   
expect to make c]ta9 reproductive       
decisions )\t undue gov]nm5t int]f]5ce4 
,g5]ations ( ,am]ican wom5 h reli$ on ! 
fact t !y h ! fre$om to make su* *oices 
z a matt] ( fundam5tal p]sonal "r4  7#c7
 ,! "r to make c]ta9 reproductive       
decisions )\t undue gov]nm5t int]f]5ce  
%\ld be gu>ante$ = all ,am]icans1       
consi/5t ) ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t's        
gu>antee ( equal protection & due       
process "u ! law4  7#d7 ,! ,supreme     
,c\rt has rev]s$ five decades (         
jurisprud5ce 9 ,dobbs v4 ,jackson       

,wom5's ,heal? ,organization 7#adb ,s4  
,ct4 #bbbh 7#bjbb771 conclud+ t que/ions
 relat$ to ! legality ( abortion s]vices
 are a matt] = legislative action r ?an 
con/itutional protection4  7#e7 ,9 light
 ( ! ,dobbs rul+ t ! legality ( abortion
 s]vices is n[ a matt] ( legislative    
action1 x is appropriate to enact !     
ess5tial hold+s ( ! cases ref]r$ to 9   
section #b s t ,am]icans are gu>ante$ ! 
fre$om to make ! reproductive decisions 
discuss$ !re94 ,! abs5ce ( su* a        
gu>antee has a pr(\nd effect ^u !       
quality ( ,am]icans' lives1 p>ticul>ly !
 lives ( wom54 ,z su*1 ?is action is an 
appropriate ex]cise ( ! ,congressional  
p[] e/abli%$ 9 section #e ( ! ,f\rte5?  
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4 ,by cont9u+ to protect _!       
reliance on fundam5tal reproductive     
rights1 su* a gu>antee w improve ! g5]al
 welf>e = g5]ations ( ,am]ican wom54    
7#f7 ,enact+ ?is gu>antee is also       
ju/ifi$ z congressional regulation (    
int]/ate comm]ce because contraception &

 abortion s]vices are economic          
transactions t frequ5tly involve !      
%ipm5t ( goods1 ! provision ( s]vices1 &
 ! travel ( p]sons across ,/ate l9es4   
#d4 ,reproductive fre$om  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,all p]sons %all h ! "r to make c]ta9   
reproductive decisions )\t undue        
gov]nm5t int]f]5ce1 consi/5t ) !        
provisions ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,au?ority ,a
 ,/ate-- 7#a7 %all n prohibit an        
individual f obta9+ or us+              
contraceptives or contraceptive c>e2    
7#b7 %all n impose an undue burd5 on !  
ability ( a woman to *oose :e!r or n to 
t]m9ate a pregnancy be=e fetal          
viability2  7#c7 may regulate !         
t]m9ation ( a pregnancy aft] fetal      
viability1 provid$ t a ,/ate %all n     
prohibit ! t]m9ation ( a pregnancy t1 9 
! appropriate m$ical judgm5t ( ! att5d+ 
heal? c>e practition] or practition]s1  
is m$ically indicat$ to protect ! life  
or heal? ( ! pregnant woman2 &  7#d7 may
 enact reasonable regulations to fur!r !
 heal? or safety ( a woman seek+ to     

t]m9ate a pregnancy1 unless su*         
regulations impose an undue burd5       
pursuant to p>agraph 7#b74  7c7 ,rule ( 
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ to h any effect on laws reg>d+  
consci5ce protection4  #e4 ,en=cem5t ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or   
any p]son adv]sely affect$ by ,/ate laws
 pass$ 9 contrav5tion ( ?is ,act may    
seek injunctive relief 9 a ,f$]al       
di/rict or ,/ate c\rt4 ,9 any action or 
proce$+ "u ?is section1 ! c\rt1 9 its   
discretion1 may all[ ! prevail+ p>ty1   
o!r ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a reasonable   
attorney's fee z "p ( ! co/s4  #f4      
,def9itions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,fetal viability ,! t]m fetal      
viability means ! "t at :i*1 9 !        
appropriate m$ical judgm5t ( ! att5d+   
heal? c>e practition] or practition]s1  
!re is a reali/ic possibility ( ma9ta9+ 
& n\ri%+ a life outside ! womb4  7#b7   
,reasonable ,! t]m reasonable ) respect 
to a regulation ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph    
7#d7 ( section #d7;b71 means t !        

regulation is consi/5t ) ! ess5tial     
hold+s ( ! cases ref]r$ to 9 section #b4
  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate includes !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 & ea* o!r t]ritory or     
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & any     
subdivision ( any ( ! =ego+4  7b7 ,undue
 burd5 ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 an undue 
burd5 %all be deem$ to exi/1 & ! relat$ 
provision ( law %all be invalid "u      
section #d1 if ! purpose or effect ( su*
 law is to place a sub/antial ob/acle 9 
! pa? ( a woman seek+ to t]m9ate a      
pregnancy be=e fetal viability4  #g4    
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application ( su* provision  
to any p]son or circum/ance is held to  
be invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act & !    
application ( ! provisions ( su* to any 
p]son or circum/ance %all n be affect$  
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