[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 481 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 481

                     To prohibit certain abortions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 1997

    Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. Moseley-Braun) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                     To prohibit certain abortions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Post-Viability Abortion Restriction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ABORTIONS.

    (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful, in or affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce, knowingly to perform an abortion after the fetus 
has become viable.
    (b) Exception.--This section does not apply if, in the medical 
judgment of the attending physician, the abortion is necessary to 
preserve the life of the woman or to avert serious adverse health 
consequences to the woman.
    (c) Civil Penalty.--A physician who violates this section shall be 
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000. The civil penalty 
provided by this subsection is the exclusive remedy for a violation of 
this section.
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