[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 36 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S839-S840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4932. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3755, to 
protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a 
pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide 
abortion services; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Reproductive Choice Act''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this Act 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)).

     SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ALLOWABLE STATE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--A State--
       (1) may not impose an undue burden on the ability of a 
     woman to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy 
     before fetal viability;
       (2) may restrict the ability of a woman to choose whether 
     or not to terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability, unless 
     such a termination is necessary to preserve the life or 
     health of the woman; and
       (3) may enact regulations to further the health or safety 
     of a woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy.

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       (b) Clarification.--For purposes of this Act, unnecessary 
     health regulations that have the purpose or effect of 
     presenting a substantial obstacle to a woman seeking to 
     terminate a pregnancy impose an undue burden.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to have any effect on laws regarding conscience 
     protection.

     SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other 
     territory or possession of the United States, and any 
     subdivision of any of the foregoing.
       (2) Undue burden.--The term ``undue burden'' means any 
     burden that places a substantial obstacle in the path of a 
     woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal 
     viability.
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