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HR 1490 102th Congress House Health Abortion Family policy Federal aid to youth services Medicaid Medicare Parent and child Public assistance programs Teenage pregnancy

Family Unity and Parental Notification Act

Introduced: March 19, 1991 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 19, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Unity and Parental Notification Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit financial assistance under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act and specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act unless the receiving entity agrees to notify the parents of an unemancipated minor under the age of 18 48 hours before performing an abortion on the minor, except in an emergency threatening the minor's life.

Declares that the notification requirement does not apply in a State which requires parental notification or parental consent.

States that certain provisions of this Act apply without regard to whether the State allows the parental notification or the parental consent requirements to be waived through judicial proceedings.

What's happening now March 28, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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