3.0.0 2326 2023-01-11T13:38:53Z 2023-01-11T13:38:53Z Senate S 2018-01-19 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-01-19T21:58:16Z Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 115 4660 HR 2018-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS 2018-01-19 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-01-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely N Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Health information and medical records Health personnel Right of privacy Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-01-19 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-28T15:43:20Z Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2018 or PRENDA

This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to coerce a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion, or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion.

The bill authorizes civil actions by: (1) fathers, or maternal grandparents if the mother is an unemancipated minor, of unborn children who are the subject of a prohibited sex-selection abortion; or (2) women upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted with a knowing or attempted use of force or threat of force to coerce a sex-selection abortion.

The bill also authorizes injunctive relief to prevent an abortion provider from performing or attempting further such abortions.

Violations of this bill are deemed to be prohibited discrimination under title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Medical and mental health professionals must report known or suspected violations to law enforcement authorities.

A woman having such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.

Courts must make such orders as necessary to protect the anonymity of any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted if she does not give her written consent to such disclosure. In the absence of such consent, any party, other than a public official, who brings an action must use a pseudonym.

]]> PRENDA Display Title PRENDA Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced PRENDA Short Titles as Introduced Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2326is/xml/BILLS-115s2326is.xml 2018-01-19 Read twice and referred to the 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.