[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 809 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 809

                     To prohibit certain abortions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2003

 Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Johnson of 
Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
 Hinchey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
 Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kind, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
  Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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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 ``Late Term 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 prohibit any abortion 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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