3.0.0 510 2023-01-11T13:35:23Z 2023-01-11T13:35:23Z Senate S 2017-03-02 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-02T20:17:42Z Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 115 1322 HR 2017-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-03-02 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-03-02 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-03-02 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-03-02 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-03-02 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-03-02 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-03-02 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-03-02 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-03-02 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-03-02 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-03-02 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-03-02 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-03-02 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-03-02 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-03-02 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2017-03-02 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2017-03-02 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-03-02 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-03-02 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2017-03-02 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-03-02 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-03-02 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-03-02 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-03-02 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-03-02 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-03-02 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-03-02 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-03-02 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-03-02 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-03-02 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2017-03-02 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-03-02 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2017-03-02 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2017-03-02 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-03-02 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2017-03-02 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-03-02 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-03-02 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-03-02 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2017-03-02 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-03-08 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-09-05 False Health Abortion Civil actions and liability Federal preemption Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Women's health Health 00 2017-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2017-06-30T12:26:09Z Women's Health Protection Act of 2017

This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services:

  • a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures;
  • a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedures;
  • a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs or provide services via telemedicine;
  • a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements of facilities where abortions are performed, or the credentials, hospital privileges, or status of personnel at those facilities;
  • a requirement that, prior to obtaining an abortion, a patient make medically unnecessary in-person visits to any individual or entity;
  • a limitation on medical training for abortion procedures;
  • a prohibition prior to fetal viability, including a prohibition on a particular abortion procedure;
  • a prohibition after fetal viability when continuation of the pregnancy would pose a risk to the woman's life or health;
  • a restriction on a woman's ability to obtain an immediate abortion when a delay would pose a risk to the woman's health; or
  • a restriction on obtaining an abortion prior to fetal viability based on a woman's reasons or perceived reasons or that requires her to state her reasons before obtaining an abortion.
A measure or action that is similar to a requirement or limitation listed above is prohibited if it singles out abortion services or makes abortion services more difficult to access and does not significantly advance women's health or the safety of abortion services.]]> Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 Display Title Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect a woman's right and ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s510is/xml/BILLS-115s510is.xml 2017-03-02 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.