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Informed Choice Act

Introduced: January 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit community based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment. Requires each grantee to: (1) provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women; (2) show the visual image of the fetus from the ultrasound examination to each pregnant woman with a general anatomical and physiological description of the fetus; (3) give each pregnant woman the approximate age of the embryo or fetus; (4) provide information on abortion and alternatives to abortion, such as childbirth and adoption, and information concerning public and private agencies that will assist in those alternatives; and (5) obtain medical malpractice insurance. Limits each grant to the lesser of 50 percent of the purchase price of the ultrasound machine involved or $20,000.

What's happening now February 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 755 Related bill Informed Choice Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 15, 2006
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 17, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 5, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 16, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 216: Informed Choice Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-216/
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"H.R. 216: Informed Choice Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-216/.
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H.R. 216, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-216/.
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