ABORTION

Amendments

Women: limit restrictions on abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 667), H4575 [21SE]

Articles and editorials

Florida Lawmaker Proposes Abortion Ban That Mimics Texas SB–8 Law, H5155 [24SE]

How the Hyde Amendment Discriminates Against Poor Women and Women of Color, H4097 [28JY]

New Texas Abortion Law Pushes Women to Out-of-State Clinics, H5154 [24SE]

Texas Is Already Creating Abortion Refugees, H5154 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 92), S197 [28JA] (see H.R. 18), H466 [5FE]

China: address state sanctioned violence against women including rape, torture, forced sterilizations, abortions and other coercive birth restriction policies particularly in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 3306), H2540 [18MY]

——— impose sanctions relative to forced abortions (see S. 1029), S1815 [25MR]

Civil liberties: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1021), S1814 [25MR] (see H.R. 2234), H1689 [26MR]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 99), S197 [28JA] (see H.R. 1011), H500 [11FE]

Colleges and universities: prohibit award of Federal funds to institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see S. 2408), S5017 [21JY] (see H.R. 4607), H3802 [21JY]

Crime: criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without informed consent of person on whom such procedure is performed (see S. 446), S890 [25FE] (see H.R. 1382), H729 [25FE]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 705), H277 [2FE]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 558), H244 [28JA]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 16), S104 [22JA] (see S. 109), S198 [28JA] (see H.R. 627), H248 [28JA] (see H.R. 2223), H1688 [26MR]

——— prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 555), H243 [28JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 123), S198 [28JA] (see H.R. 619), H248 [28JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 619), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H1691 [26MR]

Day of Tears: observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (see S. Res. 12), S105 [22JA] (see H. Res. 58), H223 [21JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant program to facilitate distribution of funding for travel related expenses paid by individuals impacted by restrictions to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 5542), H5607 [8OC]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to abortion (see S. 77), S196 [28JA] (see H.R. 563, 568), H244 [28JA]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 88), S197 [28JA] (see S. 3253), S8447 [18NO] (see H.R. 243), H120 [11JA] (see H.R. 6031), H6606 [18NO]

——— prohibit rescission, suspension, or revision of certain abortion regulations that govern Federal family planning grants (see H.R. 500), H240 [28JA]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1531), H1014 [2MR]

Dept. of State: require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 1864), S3501 [26MY] (see H.R. 3576), H2673 [28MY]

Discrimination: prohibit against unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 86), S197 [28JA]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 401), S856 [24FE] (see H.R. 6060), H6669 [19NO]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children on the basis of Down syndrome (see S. 75), S196 [28JA] (see H.R. 532), H242 [28JA]

Families and domestic relations: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking abortion (see S. 294), S572 [8FE] (see H.R. 3900), H2816 [15JN]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 78), S196 [28JA] (see H.R. 554), H243 [28JA]

Federal agencies and departments: permanently enact certain appropriations restrictions on use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations (see S. 239), S471 [4FE]

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1670), H1186 [9MR]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 142), S199 [28JA] (see H.R. 556), H244 [28JA]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see S. 137), S199 [28JA] (see H.R. 534), H242 [28JA]

Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 17), S7460 [28OC] (see H. Con. Res. 57), H6070 [1NO]

Health: establish that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 877), H467 [5FE]

——— prohibit expenditure of Federal funds authorized or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus pandemic for abortion (see S. 87), S197 [28JA] (see H.R. 28), H44 [4JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 61), S176 [27JA] (see H.R. 1080), H513 [15FE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 95), S197 [28JA] (see H.R. 188), H72 [5JA]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 581), H245 [28JA]

——— require States report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 343), H201 [19JA]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 293), S572 [8FE] (see H.R. 620), H248 [28JA]

National Sanctity of Life Day: designate (see H. Res. 60), H223 [21JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 139), S199 [28JA] (see S. 1144), S1980 [15AP]

——— provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 541), H242 [28JA]

SBA: prohibit abortion providers from receiving covered loan under Paycheck Protection Program (see S. 1382), S2224 [27AP] (see H.R. 2849), H2113 [26AP]

Taxation: impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 606), H247 [28JA]

——— impose tax of 100 percent on amounts received as damages under abortion bounty lawsuits filed under State law and issue grants for amounts paid under such laws and reasonable attorney’s fees (see H.R. 6300), H7831 [16DE]

——— prohibit treatment of certain distributions and reimbursements for certain abortions as qualified medical expenses (see S. 125), S198 [28JA]

——— provide that amounts paid for abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses (see S. 124), S198 [28JA] (see H.R. 380), H220 [21JA]

Women: ensure that women seeking abortion receive ultrasound and opportunity to review ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive abortion (see H.R. 648), H259 [1FE]

——— ensure that women seeking chemical abortions are informed that it may be possible to reverse intended effects of abortion if they change their mind (see H.R. 552), H243 [28JA]

——— ensure women seeking abortion are notified, before giving informed consent, of medical risks associated with abortion procedure, and major developmental characteristics of unborn child (see S. 1325), S2166 [22AP] (see H.R. 2782), H2104 [22AP]

——— express that policies governing access to medication abortion care should be equitable and based on science (see H. Res. 589), H4338 [17AU]

——— limit restrictions on abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 667), H4862 [21SE]

——— prohibit certain procedures (see S. 83), S197 [28JA] (see H.R. 381), H220 [21JA]

——— prohibit chemical abortions performed without presence of health care provider (see H.R. 626), H248 [28JA] (see H.R. 5136), H4499 [31AU]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see S. 2270), S4774 [24JN] (see H.R. 2619), H1889 [16AP]

Declarations

Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family, S7457 [28OC]

Letters

Impact of Paycheck Fairness Act redefinition of ‘‘sex’’ on requirements for employers to offer abortion coverage in health insurance plans: Carol Tobias, David N. O’Steen, and Jennifer Popik, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1818 [15AP]

——— Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List, Inc., H1818 [15AP]

——— Thomas McClusky, March for Life Action (organization), H1819 [15AP]

——— U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H1818 [15AP]

Women’s Health Protection Act: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Inc., H5144 [24SE]

——— NARAL Pro-Choice America (organization), H5149 [24SE]

——— National Nurses United (organization), H4572 [21SE]

——— several organizations, H4571, H4573 [21SE]

——— several State Attorneys General, H4573 [21SE]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 3755, Women’s Health Protection Act, H4576 [21SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3755, Women’s Health Protection Act, H5159 [24SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Letlow motion to recommit H.R. 3755, Women’s Health Protection Act, H5158 [24SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 3755, Women’s Health Protection Act, H4575 [21SE]

Motions

Women: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), H5157 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H315, H318 [3FE], H766, H844 [26FE], H3015, H3016, H3017, H3072–H3074 [23JN], H3093 [24JN], H3576 [30JN], H3765, H3766 [21JY], H3818 [22JY], H3915, H3917, H3922, H3926–H3929, H4050, H4054, H4056, H4062 [27JY], H4094, H4097, H4098, H4143 [28JY], H4254, H4255, H4259 [29JY], H5823, H5824 [22OC], H5856 [25OC], H5898, H5899 [26OC], H6031 [28OC], H6190 [4NO], H6593 [18NO], H6662 [19NO]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 18), H3021, H3073 [23JN], H3087 [24JN], H3673 [20JY], H3762, H3792 [21JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 18), unanimous-consent request, H2989, H2990, H2991 [22JN], H3117, H3118, H3119, H3122 [24JN], H3138, H3151 [25JN], H3164, H3225, H3226 [28JN], H3247, H3248, H3249, H3250, H3291 [29JN], H3311, H3312 [30JN], H3584, H3589, H3590 [1JY], H3659, H3661 [19JY], H3679, H3738 [20JY], H3765, H3768, H3769, H3791, H3792 [21JY], H3823, H3824, H3825 [22JY], H3889, H3890, H3891 [26JY], H3919, H3920 [27JY], H4095 [28JY], H4258, H4259 [29JY]

Becerra, Xavier: suitability to be Sec. of HHS relative to views on abortion, H709 [25FE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to abortion, H331 [4FE]

Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, H314–H318 [3FE], H2207 [12MY], H2755 [15JN], H3269 [29JN], H4551 [20SE], H6722, H6723, H6724, H6725, H6726, H6839–H6845 [1DE], E123 [11FE]

Crime: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion, H5156, H5158 [24SE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 619), H1746 [14AP], H2005 [21AP]

Discrimination: impact of gender identity politics, H569–H572 [23FE]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in Government activities, H570 [23FE]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children on the basis of Down syndrome (H.R. 532), H316 [3FE]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: prohibit funding for abortion services or referrals, H5904 [26OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H4142–H4144, H4148 [28JY]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions, H4102 [28JY]

Health: prohibit expenditure of Federal funds authorized or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus pandemic for abortion (H.R. 28), H318 [3FE]

Health care professionals: provide for conscience protections, H4054 [27JY], H4259 [29JY]

Lubbock, TX: tribute to right to life legislation, H2425 [18MY]

Paycheck Fairness Act: impact of redefinition of ‘‘sex’’ on requirements for employers to offer abortion coverage in health insurance plans, H1817 [15AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3071–H3078 [23JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H315–H318 [3FE], H330, H331, H337 [4FE], E103, E105 [4FE], E114 [5FE]

——— hearing of arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H6700 [30NO], H6722, H6723, H6724, H6725, H6726, H6838, H6839–H6845 [1DE], H6864, H6894 [2DE]

——— hearing of challenge to Texas law restricting access to abortion services, H6132 [3NO], H6190 [4NO]

Texas: passage of law restricting access to abortion services, H4547 [20SE], H4564 [21SE], H4868 [22SE], H5143, H5147, H5149 [24SE]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H1485 [17MR]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), H4534, H4545 [20SE], H4563, H4564 [21SE], H4867, H4868, H4873, H4875, H4879, H4880, H5080–H5086 [22SE], H5105, H5106, H5128 [23SE], H5138, H5139–H5159, H5164, H5165–H5168 [24SE], H5511, H5550 [29SE], H6723, H6724, H6838 [1DE]

——— potential impact of ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure women equal rights on abortion laws, H1419–H1423, H1425 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S6222, S6223 [10AU]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S165, S169 [27JA], S1247 [5MR], S4026 [10JN], S4840 [13JY], S4913 [15JY], S7769 [4NO]

Becerra, Sec. of HHS: views on abortion, S2747 [19MY]

Becerra, Xavier: suitability to be Sec. of HHS relative to views on abortion, S161, S168 [27JA], S795 [23FE], S1480 [11MR], S1590 [17MR]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, S290–S293 [3FE], S417 [4FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to abortion, S169, S174 [27JA], S4840 [13JY], S4913 [15JY]

Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, S167–S169 [27JA], S6760–S6762 [29SE], S8438–S8441 [18NO], S8809, S8816–S8824 [30NO], S8845, S8849, S8850 [1DE]

Crime: criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without informed consent of person on whom such procedure is performed, S289 [3FE]

——— establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion, S439 [4FE]

——— protect unborn victims of violence, S168 [27JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion, S168, S174 [27JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 123), S289 [3FE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 88), S306, S307 [3FE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 88), unanimous-consent request, S307 [3FE]

Diseases and disorders: establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to prohibit funding of abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome or other chromosomal conditions, S6232 [10AU]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children on the basis of Down syndrome, S174 [27JA], S2468 [12MY]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children on the basis of Down syndrome (S. 75), S191 [28JA], S304, S305 [3FE]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children on the basis of Down syndrome (S. 75), unanimous-consent request, S304 [3FE]

Families and domestic relations: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (S. 294), unanimous-consent request, S985, S986 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: prohibit Federal funding to any entity that performs abortions, S165 [27JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (S. 142), S306 [3FE]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions, S146 [26JA]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (S. 137), S305, S306 [3FE]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (S. 137), unanimous-consent request, S306 [3FE]

Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family: anniversary, S7457 [28OC]

Health: protect pain-capable unborn children, S165, S174 [27JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 61), S289 [3FE]

Health care professionals: establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish penalties for health care providers performing elective abortions when age of unborn child is 20 weeks or greater, S6231 [10AU]

Intercessors for America, Inc.: tribute, S8439 [18NO]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize right to life, S164, S173 [27JA], S182, S186, S191 [28JA], S289 [3FE]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding, S289 [3FE]

NSF: prohibit research that would create or destroy human embryos, S4516 [14JN]

SBA: prohibit funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., and any affiliates under Paycheck Protection Program, S1797 [25MR], S8332 [17NO], S9224–S9226 [16DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S145 [26JA], S160, S168 [27JA], S186, S191 [28JA]

——— hearing of arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, S8438–S8441 [18NO], S8809, S8816–S8824 [30NO], S8845, S8849, S8850 [1DE]

Taxation: provide that amounts paid for abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses, S146 [26JA]

Texas: issuance of temporary injunction by Federal district court blocking enforcement of law restricting access to abortion services, S6995 [7OC]

——— passage of law restricting access to abortion services, S6761 [29SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Women’s Health Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. Rept. 117–125), H4862 [21SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 3755, Women’s Health Protection Act, H4564 [21SE]

H.R. 3755, Women’s Health Protection Act, H5139–H5142 [24SE]

S. Con. Res. 17, Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family anniversary, S7465 [28OC]

S. Res. 12, observe Day of Tears and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion, S105 [22JA]