,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,banks 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,budd1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4
 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,risch1 and ,mr4         
,hagerty7 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 establish ,federal    
penalties for the knowing and           
intentional administration of any       
abortion-inducing drug to a woman       
without her informed consent1 if the    
abortion-inducing drug has been shipped 
or transported in interstate commerce1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,forced ,abortion ,prevention and       
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,protecting  
victims of forced abortions  7a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #gd of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #aeca the       

following3  #aecb4 ,forced abortions    
prohibited  7a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in subsection 7c71 whoever1 in 
or affecting interstate or foreign      
commerce1 knowingly and intentionally   
administers to a pregnant woman an      
abortion-inducing drug without the      
informed consent of the woman shall be  
fined under this title1 imprisoned not  
more than #be years1 or both4  7b7      
,attempts and conspiracies ,whoever     
attempts or conspires to commit an      
offense under subsection 7a7 shall be   
subject to the same penalties as those  
prescribed for the offense4  7c7 ,dual  
penalty ,if the non-consensual          
administration of an abortion-inducing  
drug as described in subsection 7a7     
results in serious bodily injury or     
death to the woman to whom the          
abortion-inducing drug was administered1
 the offender shall be fined under this 
title1 imprisoned for not more than #be 
years in addition to any term of        
imprisonment under subsection 7a71 or   

both4  7d7 ,civil remedy  7#a7 ,in      
general ,a woman who was administered an
 abortion-inducing drug in violation of 
subsection 7a7 may1 in a civil action   
against any person who administered the 
abortion-inducing drug1 attempted to    
administer the abortion-inducing drug1  
or conspired to commit an offense       
described in subsection 7a7 or 7b71     
obtain appropriate relief in accordance 
with paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,appropriate 
relief ,appropriate relief in a civil   
action under this subsection includes-- 
7,a7 objectively verifiable money       
damages for all injuries1 psychological 
and physical1 occasioned by the         
violation2  7,b7 statutory damages equal
 to #c times the cost of all injuries   
occasioned by the violation2 and  7,c7  
punitive damages4  7#c7 ,attorney's fees
 for plaintiff ,the court shall award a 
reasonable attorney's fee as part of the
 costs to a prevailing plaintiff in a   
civil action under this subsection4     
7#d7 ,attorney's fees for defendant ,if 

a defendant in a civil action under this
 subsection prevails and the court finds
 that the plaintiff's suit was          
frivolous1 the court shall award a      
reasonable attorney's fee in favor of   
the defendant against the plaintiff4    
7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 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 viability1 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   
,abortion-inducing drug ,the term       
abortion-inducing drug means any drug1  
medicine1 or substance prescribed1      
dispensed1 or administered with the     
intent to cause an abortion1 including  
mifepristone or misoprostol4  7#c7      

,conspires to commit an offense ,the    
term conspires to commit an offense     
includes selling1 sending by shipping or
 mailing1 or giving an abortion-inducing
 drug without taking reasonable measures
 to ensure the individual requesting the
 drug is a pregnant woman wishing to    
obtain an abortion4  7#d7 ,informed     
consent ,the term informed consent means
 voluntary1 knowing agreement by a woman
 to ingest an abortion-inducing drug1   
given after being fully informed of the 
nature1 purpose1 risks1 and potential   
consequences of the use of the          
abortion-inducing drug4  7#e7 ,serious  
bodily injury ,the term serious bodily  
injury has the meaning given the term in
 section #acfe4  7#f7 ,unborn child ,the
 term unborn child has the meaning given
 the term in section #ahda4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #gd of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aecb4
 ,forced abortions prohibited4  4  7c7  

,chapter heading amendments  7#a7       
,chapter heading in chapter ,the chapter
 heading for chapter #gd of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking ,partial-birth abortions and   
inserting ,abortions4  7#b7 ,table of   
chapters for part ,i ,the item relating 
to chapter #gd in the table of chapters 
at the beginning of part ,i of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking ,partial-birth abortions and
 inserting ,abortions4