3.0.0 3713 2022-12-29T21:33:29Z 2022-12-29T21:33:29Z Senate S 2022-02-28 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-03-01T00:46:23Z 2022-02-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S838) IntroReferral 2022-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2022-02-28 True Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Constitution and constitutional amendments Supreme Court Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2022-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2022-05-31T19:49:41Z Reproductive Choice Act

This bill provides statutory authority for certain Supreme Court holdings on abortion rights and restrictions in the cases of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.

In Roe, the Court held that the Constitution protects a woman's decision to terminate her pregnancy. In Casey, the Court reaffirmed this holding and additionally held that state abortion regulations may not place a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion before fetal viability (i.e., an undue burden). However, a state may (1) restrict abortions after viability, except when a pregnancy endangers the life or health of the woman; and (2) enact regulations to further the health or safety of a woman seeking an abortion, except for unnecessary health regulations that present a substantial obstacle to a woman seeking an abortion.

The bill provides statutory authority for these holdings. It also specifies that the bill does not affect laws regarding conscience protection.

]]> Reproductive Choice Act Display Title Reproductive Choice Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Reproductive Choice Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to codify the essential holdings of Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (505 U.S. 833 (1992)). Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3713is/xml/BILLS-117s3713is.xml 2022-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S838) 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.