117 HR 7604 IH: Partial Birth Abortion Is Murder Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-04-27 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.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7604IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 27, 2022Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced penalties for partial birth abortions.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Partial Birth Abortion Is Murder Act.

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Increased penalty

Section 1531(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. and inserting the following: Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life (but in no event for not less than 5 years), may in addition be fined under this title, and shall not be eligible for supervised release..