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S 1681 101th Congress Senate

Civil Rights of Infants Act

Official title: A bill to make it a violation of a right secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States to perform an abortion with knowledge that such abortion is … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to make it a violation of a right secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States to perform an abortion with knowledge that such abortion is being performed solely because of the gender of the fetus, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 27, 1989 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues AbortionFetusSex
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 1989
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Sep 27, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 27, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 20, 1989

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil Rights of Infants Act - Amends Federal law to declare it a deprivation of a right secured by U.S. laws for an individual to perform an abortion, knowing it is sought solely because of the gender of the fetus. Makes a woman seeking such an abortion not liable under these provision.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 27, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1681: Civil Rights of Infants Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1681/
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"S. 1681: Civil Rights of Infants Act." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1681/.
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S. 1681, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1681/.
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