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HR 5032 110th Congress House Health Abortion Fetus Fines (Penalties) Imaging systems in medicine Informed consent (Medical law) Law Obstetrics Women

Ultrasound Informed Consent Act

Introduced: January 17, 2008 Introduced by: Jordan, Jim Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Jan 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ultrasound Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, explain the results, display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them, and provide a medical description of the ultrasound images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus and the presence of external members and internal organs, if present and viewable. Provides for: (1) civil penalties for willful failure to comply; and (2) a medical emergency exception.

Prohibits construing this Act to require a woman to view the images or penalizing the physician or the woman if she refuses to look at the images.

What's happening now January 17, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 10
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 24, 2008
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 24, 2008
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 1, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 1, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 13, 2008
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2008
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 14, 2008
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 29, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Jan 17, 2008
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 17, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jan 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5032: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5032/
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"H.R. 5032: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5032/.
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H.R. 5032, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5032/.
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