3.0.0 7016 2018-11-21T20:29:40Z 2018-11-21T20:29:40Z House H HR 2008-09-23 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-23T13:04:25Z 2008-09-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-09-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 N T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2008-09-23 True F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2008-09-23 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2008-09-23 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2008-09-23 True P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2008-09-23 True Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Assault Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Civil rights enforcement Crimes against women Criminal justice information Damages Families Fathers Fines (Penalties) Fund raising Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grandparents Health Injunctions Law Liability (Law) Medical personnel Prosecution Racial discrimination Sex discrimination Violence Women Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-09-23 Introduced in House 2009-01-07T19:41:45Z Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Imposes criminal penalties for knowingly: (1) performing an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent; (2) using force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion; or (3) soliciting or accepting funds to finance a sex-selection abortion or a race-selection abortion.

Provides for injunctive relief and the loss of federal funding.

Provides for a private right of action for appropriate relief: (1) for the father if he is married to the mother at the time she has such an abortion; or (2) for the maternal grandparents of the unborn child if the mother is under 18 at the time of the abortion. Declares that appropriate relief includes money damages for all injuries, whether psychological, physical, or financial, including loss of companionship and support.

Requires a medical or mental health professional to report known or suspected violations to law enforcement authorities. Imposes criminal penalties for a failure to so report.

Prohibits a woman having such an abortion from being prosecuted or held civilly liable.

Excludes from the definition of "abortion" actions taken to terminate a pregnancy if the intent is to save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child, remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion, or remove an ectopic pregnancy.

]]> Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Display Title Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7016ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7016ih.xml 2008-09-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.