BIRTH CONTROL

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4939 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3481, S3551, S3555 [11MR], S3571, S3581, S3600, S3640 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9148 [2OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, S11768 [22SE], H4953 [4JN], H8907 [25SE]

Articles and editorials

Federal Ban on So-Called ``Partial-Birth Abortion'' Is a Dangerous Intrusion Into Medical Practice, S12940 [21OC]

Heartbreak and a Choice—I Had an Abortion at Eight Months, E2436 [23NO]

``Partial Birth,'' Partial Truths, H4918, H4935 [4JN]

``Partial Birth'' Mendacity, Again, H4918, H4935 [4JN]

Viability and the Law, S13129 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 9), H60 [7JA]

———prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 679), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 809), H701 [13FE]

———prohibit Federal officials from paying any Federal funds to any individual or entity that performs partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1545), H2586 [1AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 3), S2522 [14FE] (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (see H. Res. 257), H4875 [3JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 383), H9129 [1OC]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 579), H319 [5FE] (see H.R. 3069), H8174 [10SE]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H3973 [9MY]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H2471 [27MR]

Armed Forces: provide for parental involvement in abortions of dependent children of members (see S. 1104), S6977 [22MY]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

———provide assistance to States and nongovernmental entities to initiate public awareness and outreach campaigns to reduce teenage pregnancies (see S. 1956), S15975 [25NO]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 896), S5342 [11AP] (see H.R. 1812), H3353 [11AP]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1396), S9303 [11JY] (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 851), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

Education: require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H701 [13FE]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and encourage teen pregnancy prevention strategies (see S. 657), S3993 [19MR]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H1810 [12MR]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H243 [29JA]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 1930), S15407 [21NO] (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see S. 1564), S10906 [1AU] (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 1429), S9592 [17JY]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: designate (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3505 [11MR]

Population: prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity (see H.R. 1548), H2586 [1AP]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H1516 [4MR]

Conference reports

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (S. 3), H8991-H8996 [30SE]

Excerpts

``Septic Abortion,'' Richard H. Schwartz, S11619 [17SE]

Factsheets

Abortion Hurts Women—Medical and Psychological Talking Points: Feminists for Life of America (organization), S11556 [16SE]

Parental Attitudes Towards Sex Education: Coalition for Adolescent Sexual Health, E263 [13FE]

Partial-Birth Abortions: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S13129 [23OC]

Letters

FDA withdrawal of approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review approval process: Monty and Helen Patterson, S15474 [21NO]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Angel M. Foster, Medical Students for Choice (organization), S12939 [21OC]

———Antonia Hernandez, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), S12939 [21OC]

———Byron C. Calhoun, S3653 [13MR], S13128 [23OC]

———Coreen Costello, S3460 [11MR]

———Daniel J. Wechter, S3654 [13MR], S13128 [23OC]

———Felicia H. Stewart, S3657 [13MR], S11456 [15SE], S11596, S11598 [17SE], S12922 [21OC]

———Felicia H. Stewart and Wayne C. Shields, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, S12938 [21OC]

———George C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S11456 [15SE], S11596 [17SE]

———Lorraine Cole, National Black Women's Health Project, Inc., S12939 [21OC]

———Lynn Epstein, American Medical Women's Association, S11456 [15SE], S11597 [17SE], S12921, S12932 [21OC]

———Metropolitan Medical Associates, S3610 [12MR]

———Natalie E. Roche and Gerson Weiss, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (organization), S11457 [15SE], S11597 [17SE], S12921, S12932 [21OC]

———Nathan Hoeldtke, S3647 [12MR], S13127 [23OC]

———Pamela Smith, Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S3470 [11MR]

———Philip D. Darney, S3600 [12MR]

———Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (organization), S3385 [10MR], S3656 [13MR]

———Priscilla Smith, Center for Reproductive Rights, S3394 [10MR], S12923 [21OC]

———Ralph Hale, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S3479 [11MR]

———Silvia Henriquez, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, S12938, S12939 [21OC]

———Steve Calvin, S3653 [13MR], S13128 [23OC]

———Susan E. Rutherford, S3653 [13MR], S13127 [23OC]

———T. Murphy Goodwin, S3654 [13MR], S13128 [23OC]

Partial-birth abortion statistics for Kansas: Lorne A. Phillips, Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment, S3471 [11MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting Loretta Sanchez amendment to H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, on performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4501 [21MY]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4948 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3466 [11MR], S3560 [12MR], H4953 [4JN]

Remarks in House

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (H.J. Res. 9), E6 [8JA]

———pro choice versus right to life, H7797 [3SE], H8942-H8944 [25SE], H9147-H9149, H9154 [2OC], H9365-H9368 [8OC], H9801-H9806 [21OC], E73 [27JA]

———prohibit Federal officials from paying any Federal funds to any individual or entity that performs partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1545), E632 [1AP]

———prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H4948, H4949 [4JN], H9142-H9154 [2OC], E2011 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H1815 [13MR], H2556 [1AP], H4790 [3JN], H4922-H4953, H4958 [4JN], H7235 [22JY], E249 [13FE], E533 [20MR], E1152, E1154 [5JN], E1178 [9JN], E1185 [10JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4910-H4919 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), motion to recommit, H4948 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), H4951 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9036, H9038, H9110-H9117 [1OC], H9133, H9135, H9142-H9155 [2OC], H9801, H9806 [21OC], H10347 [5NO], H10462 [6NO], H11123 [7NO], E1975 [3OC], E1989 [7OC], E2004, E2010, E2011 [8OC], E2254 [6NO], E2436 [23NO]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9135-H9142 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), insert H.R. 760 language in lieu, H4953 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), motion to instruct conferees, H4953 [4JN]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 579), E151 [6FE]

———tactics used by pro-life legislators, E1099 [2JN]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4498-H4503 [21MY], H4592 [22MY], E955 [15MY]

Bankruptcy: nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, E534 [20MR]

China, People's Republic of: population control policies, E1996 [8OC]

Diseases: ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not disqualified from prevention programs due to a moral or religious objection to certain approaches, H3583, H3609-H3612 [1MY]

———ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not providing abortion services or counseling, H3583, H3585 [1MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, H3574, H3583, H3586, H3612-H3617 [1MY]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (H.R. 1229), H12107 [21NO]

FDA: remove the abortion drug known as RU-486 from market and review approval process, H10459 [6NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: tribute to leaders of the Eastern Region Executive Committee, E555 [24MR]

Population: prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity (H.R. 1548), H3587 [1MY], E632 [1AP]

Public welfare programs: abstinence-only sex education programs funding, H483, H484, H485, H486 [13FE], E263 [13FE]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H6809 [15JY], E1509 [18JY]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6721, H6722, H6730, H6766-H6772 [15JY], E1505 [18JY], E1613 [25JY]

Watsonville, CA: tribute to Clinica Mariposa Planned Parenthood services, E1367 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S1363 [22JA], S3581-S3600 [12MR], S11454-S11460 [15SE], S11551-S11557 [16SE], S11589-S11605, S11614-S11620 [17SE]

———prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, S3479-S3494 [11MR], S3571-S3579, S3600-S3612 [12MR], S3661, S3662 [13MR], S6972 [22MY], S13046 [22OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S2523, S2548 [14FE], S2620 [24FE], S3383-S3399 [10MR], S3422-S3429, S3456-S3463, S3466-S3494 [11MR], S3568-S3615, S3644-S3647 [12MR], S3653-S3662 [13MR], S6972 [22MY], S11453-S11460 [15SE], S11551-S11557 [16SE], S11589-S11605, S11614-S11620 [17SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, S12439 [3OC], S12914-S12948 [21OC], S13046 [22OC], S13127 [23OC], S13208 [24OC], S14261 [7NO]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), motion to commit, S3560-S3568, S3570, S3579, S3580 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), unanimous-consent agreement, S3337 [6MR], S3466 [11MR], S10452 [30JY], S11613 [17SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), unanimous-consent request, S3581 [12MR]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S6827-S6831 [21MY], S6903-S6912 [22MY]

———provide for parental involvement in abortions of dependent children of members (S. 1104), S7065 [22MY], S7173 [23MY]

Children and youth: provide assistance to States and nongovernmental entities to initiate public awareness and outreach campaigns to reduce teenage pregnancies (S. 1956), S15981 [25NO]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception, S3424-S3428 [11MR]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans, S3423-S3428, S3468-S3478 [11MR], S3613 [12MR]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (S. 1396), S9416 [15JY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 851), S5175-S5177 [10AP]

Diseases: ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not disqualified from prevention programs due to a moral or religious objection to certain approaches, S6489 [15MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, S6476-S6478 [15MY]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (S. 1930), S15473 [21NO]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S9095-S9104 [9JY], S14304 [10NO]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault, S3424-S3428, S3468-S3478 [11MR], S3613 [12MR]

———provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (S. 1564), S10914 [1AU]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (S. 1429), S9596-S9598 [17JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 108-290), H9129 [1OC]

Consideration of H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 108-139), H4875 [3JN]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee of Conference (S. 3) (H. Rept. 108-288), H9032 [30SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 760) (H. Rept. 108-58), H2818 [3AP]

Statements

Deaths Caused by Illegal Abortions: Bernard N. Nathanson, S13130 [23OC]

Intact Dilatation and Extraction: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S3601 [12MR], S12921 [21OC]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: AMA, S3460 [11MR]

———American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H4913 [4JN]

———Audrey Eisen, S3586 [12MR]

———Claudia Crown Ades, S3593 [12MR]

———Coreen Costello, S3460 [11MR], S3593 [12MR]

———Erica Fox, S3594 [12MR]

———Kim Koster, S3595 [12MR]

———Mariam A. Kleiman, S3596 [12MR]

———Maureen Britell, S3587 [12MR]

———National Abortion Rights Action League, S12924 [21OC]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S3470 [11MR]

———Several Health Care Professionals, S3489 [11MR]

———Tammy Watts, S3594 [12MR]

———Teresa M. Tauchi, S3595 [12MR]

———Viki Wilson, S3488 [11MR], S3592 [12MR]

People's Republic of China's Population Control Policies: Laogai Research Foundation, E1996 [8OC]

Tables

Maternal mortality—vital statistics of the U.S., 1942-1974, S11591 [17SE]

Survival rates of viable babies, S3573 [12MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 257, consideration of H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H4910 [4JN]

H. Res. 383, consideration of conference report on S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H9135 [2OC]

H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H4922 [4JN]

S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, S3658-S3660 [13MR], H4951-H4953 [4JN]

S. 851, Child Custody Protection Act, S5176 [10AP]

S. 1429, Family Planning State Empowerment Act, S9597 [17JY]

S. 1564, Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, S10914 [1AU]

S. Con. Res. 18, National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy, S3551 [11MR]