#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ba  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prohibit a heal?
 c>e practition] f fail+ to ex]cise !   
prop] degree ( c>e 9 ! case ( a *ild :o 
survives an abortion or attempt$        
abortion4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,born-,alive ,abortion     
,survivors ,protection ,act4  #b4       
,f9d+s2 con/itutional au?ority  7a7     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7   
,if an abortion results 9 ! live bir? ( 
an infant1 ! infant is a legal p]son =  
all purposes "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & entitl$ to all ! protections (
 su* laws4  7#b7 ,any infant born alive 
aft] an abortion or )9 a hospital1      
cl9ic1 or o!r facility has ! same claim 
to ! protection ( ! law t w\ld arise =  
any newborn1 or = any p]son :o comes to 
a hospital1 cl9ic1 or o!r facility =    
scre5+ & treatm5t or o!rwise becomes a  
pati5t )9 its c>e4  7b7 ,con/itutional  
au?ority ,9 accordance ) ! above f9d+s1 
,congress enacts ! foll[+ pursuant to   

,congress' p[] "u-- 7#a7 section #e ( ! 
#ad? ,am5dm5t1 includ+ ! p[] to en=ce ! 
prohibition on gov]nm5t action d5y+     
equal protection ( ! laws2 &  7#b7      
section #h ( article ,i to make all laws
 necess>y & prop] = c>ry+ into execution
 ! p[]s ve/$ by ! ,con/itution ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! p[] to regulate
 comm]ce "u clause #c ( su* section4    
#c4 ,born-alive infants protection  7a7 
,requirem5ts p]ta9+ to born-,alive      
abortion survivors ,*apt] #gd ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #aeca ! foll[+3     
#aecb4 ,requirem5ts p]ta9+ to born-alive
 abortion survivors  7a7 ,requirem5ts = 
heal? c>e practition]s ,9 ! case ( an   
abortion or attempt$ abortion t results 
9 a *ild born alive 7z def9$ 9 section  
#h ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code      
7commonly kn[n z ! ,born-,alive ,infants
 ,protection ,act773 7#a7 ,degree ( c>e 
requir$2 imm$iate admission to a        
hospital ,any heal? c>e practition]     
pres5t at ! "t ! *ild is born alive     

%all--  7,a7 ex]cise ! same degree (    
pr(essional skill1 c>e1 & dilig5ce to   
pres]ve ! life & heal? ( ! *ild z a     
reasonably dilig5t & consci5ti\s heal?  
c>e practition] w\ld r5d] to any o!r    
*ild born alive at ! same ge/ational    
age2 &  7,b7 foll[+ ! ex]cise ( skill1  
c>e1 & dilig5ce requir$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a71 ensure t ! *ild born alive is     
imm$iately transport$ & admitt$ to a    
hospital4  7#b7 ,m&atory report+ (      
violations ,a heal? c>e practition] or  
any employee ( a hospital1 a physician's
 (fice1 or an abortion cl9ic :o has k ( 
a failure to comply ) ! requirem5ts (   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all imm$iately report !  
failure to an appropriate ,/ate or      
,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cy1 or to bo?4   
7b7 ,p5alties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev]     
violates subsection 7a7 %all be f9$ "u  
?is title or imprison$ = n m ?an #e     
ye>s1 or bo?4  7#b7 ,int5tional kill+ ( 
*ild born alive ,:oev] int5tionally     
p]=ms or attempts to p]=m an ov]t act t 
kills a *ild born alive describ$ "u     

subsection 7a71 %all be puni%$ z "u     
section #aaaa ( ?is title = int5tionally
 kill+ or attempt+ to kill a human be+4 
7c7 ,b> to prosecution ,! "m ( a *ild   
born alive describ$ "u subsection 7a7   
may n be prosecut$ "u ?is section1 =    
conspiracy to violate ?is section1 or = 
an (f5se "u section #c or #d ( ?is title
 bas$ on su* a violation4  7d7 ,civil   
rem$ies  7#a7 ,civil action by a woman  
on :om an abortion is p]=m$ ,if a *ild  
is born alive & !re is a violation (    
subsection 7a71 ! woman ^u :om !        
abortion 0 p]=m$ or attempt$ may1 9 a   
civil action aga9/ any p]son :o committ$
 ! violation1 obta9 appropriate relief4 
7#b7 ,appropriate relief ,appropriate   
relief 9 a civil action "u ?is          
subsection includes--  7,a7 objectively 
v]ifiable money damage = all injuries1  
psy*ological & physical1 occasion$ by ! 
violation ( subsection 7a72  7,b7       
/atutory damages equal to #c times ! co/
 ( ! abortion or attempt$ abortion2 &   
7,c7 punitive damages4  7#c7 ,attorney's

 fee = pla9tiff ,! c\rt %all aw>d a     
reasonable attorney's fee to a prevail+ 
pla9tiff 9 a civil action "u ?is        
subsection4  7#d7 ,attorney's fee =     
def5dant ,if a def5dant 9 a civil action
 "u ?is subsection prevails & ! c\rt    
f9ds t ! pla9tiff's suit 0 frivol\s1 !  
c\rt %all aw>d a reasonable attorney's  
fee 9 favor ( ! def5dant aga9/ !        
pla9tiff4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section ! foll[+ def9itions apply3  7#a7
 ,abortion ,! 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] viability1 to       
produce a live bir? & pres]ve ! life &  
heal? ( ! *ild born alive2 or  7ii7 to  
remove a dead unborn *ild4  7#b7        
,attempt ,! 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  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #gd 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item p]ta9+ to   
section #aeca ! foll[+3  #aecb4         
,requirem5ts p]ta9+ to born-alive       
abortion survivors4  4  7c7 ,*apt] head+
 am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,*apt] head+ 9 *apt] ,! 
*apt] head+ = *apt] #gd ( title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  
,p>tial-,bir? ,abortions & ins]t+       
,abortions4  7#b7 ,table ( *apt]s = "p  
,i ,! item relat+ to *apt] #gd 9 ! table
 ( *apt]s at ! beg9n+ ( "p ,i ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ,p>tial-,bir? ,abortions & ins]t+ 
,abortions4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives ,janu>y #bc1            
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