109 HR 5052 IH: Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act U.S. House of Representatives 2006-03-30 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5052 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2006 Mrs. Maloney (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Woolsey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act.

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Prohibition of fraudulent advertising of abortion services

(a)

Conduct prohibited

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate rules to prohibit any person to advertise with the intent to deceptively create the impression that such person is a provider of abortion services if such person does not provide abortion services. (b)

Enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce the rules required under subsection (a) as if a violation of such rules were a violation of section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1). The Commission shall enforce such rules in the same manner and by the same means, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.

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Definitions

For purposes of the rules prescribed under section 2, the following definitions apply: (1)

advertise

The term advertise means offering of goods or services to the public, regardless of whether such goods or services are offered for payment or result in a profit. (2)

abortion services

The term abortion services means providing surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or providing referrals for such procedures. (3)

Person

The term person has the meaning given such term in section 551(2) of title 5, United States Code.