ABORTION

Articles and editorials

Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]

When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]

——— prohibit discrimination under the family planning program on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see H.R. 5650), H2565 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]

Discrimination: prohibit against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]

District of Columbia: protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Health care professionals: require an abortion provider, before performing an abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H114 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]

Telecommunications: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]

Women: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H114 [23JA]

Letters

Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]

——— Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]

Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign (organization), S1133 [29FE]

——— Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc., S1133 [29FE]

——— Helen M. Alvaré and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]

——— Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America’s Health (organization), S1133 [29FE]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, S1133 [29FE]

——— Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]

——— several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]

——— several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, S1134 [29FE]

Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and decisions and position on the death penalty: several organizations, S3885 [11JN]

Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk: Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 [11JN]

——— Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), S3884 [11JN]

——— Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S3883 [11JN]

——— Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 [11JN]

——— Penny Young Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), S3883 [11JN]

——— Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]

Lists

Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, E946 [1JN]

Remarks in House

China: forced abortion policy, E1227–E1229 [11JY]

——— mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 [19JN]

Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, H86, H92, H93, H94, H102–H108 [23JA], H380 [2FE], H5623–H5626 [1AU]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), H86 [23JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436–H438 [2FE], H469 [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, H592, H593, H623, H625–H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624–H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction, H4732 [10JY]

——— lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, E946 [1JN]

Discrimination: prohibit against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3180–H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, H3279, H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, E922, E924, E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]

District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 [9JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155–H3157 [18MY], H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440–H5448 [31JY], E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 [3AU]

Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 [16FE]

Health: maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]

Health care professionals: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]

Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-birth abortions, H1220 [7MR], H1291 [8MR]

‘‘October Baby’’: tribute to film, H1523 [22MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1536–H1539 [22MR]

——— modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 [2FE], H887–H894 [16FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 [23JA]

Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623–H5626 [1AU], E1425 [3AU]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102–H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]

Women: impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, H1270 [7MR], H5634 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, S4141 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide reproductive health parity for female servicemembers, S7285 [30NO]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372–S374, S376–S379, S381 [7FE], S398–S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882–S885, S898–S900 [17FE]

Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, S3882–S3889 [11JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1077–S1082 [28FE], S1104–S1110, S1112, S1113, S1115–S1129, S1132–S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159–S1173 [1MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 [29FE]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375–S379 [7FE]

Women: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 [8MR]

——— health care for women, S1497–S1499 [8MR]

Reports

Hurwitz—The ‘‘The Architect’’ and ‘‘Lone Remaining Defender’’ of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]

Reports filed

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112–671), H6059 [14SE]

District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112–640), H5524 [31JY]

Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112–496), H3176 [29MY]

U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112–361), H25 [17JA]

Testimonies

China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]

Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]

Texts of

H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180–H3182 [30MY]

H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H5440–H5442 [31JY]