HR 1322
115th Congress
House
Women's Health Protection Act of 2017
Official title: To protect a woman's right and ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services.
Health
AbortionCivil actions and liabilityFederal preemptionHealth facilities and institutions
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Health personnelMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsWomen's health
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Became law
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Plain-English summary
Women's Health Protection Act of 2017
This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services:
- a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures;
- a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedures;
- a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs or provide services via telemedicine;
- a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements of facilities where abortions are performed, or the credentials, hospital privileges, or status of personnel at those facilities;
- a requirement that, prior to obtaining an abortion, a patient make medically unnecessary in-person visits to any individual or entity;
- a limitation on medical training for abortion procedures;
- a prohibition prior to fetal viability, including a prohibition on a particular abortion procedure;
- a prohibition after fetal viability when continuation of the pregnancy would pose a risk to the woman's life or health;
- a restriction on a woman's ability to obtain an immediate abortion when a delay would pose a risk to the woman's health; or
- a restriction on obtaining an abortion prior to fetal viability based on a woman's reasons or perceived reasons or that requires her to state her reasons before obtaining an abortion.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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Gottheimer, Josh
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Meng, Grace
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Sherman, Brad
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Esty, Elizabeth
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Boyle, Brendan F.
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Thompson, Mike
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Kaptur, Marcy
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Dingell, Debbie
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Sewell, Terri A.
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Khanna, Ro
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Ruiz, Raul
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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Castor, Kathy
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Gomez, Jimmy
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Panetta, Jimmy
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
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Waters, Maxine
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Carson, André
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Pallone, Frank
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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McGovern, James P.
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Moore, Gwen
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Luján, Ben Ray
VISCLOSKY, PETER
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Castro, Joaquin
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Matsui, Doris O.
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Raskin, Jamie
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
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Green, Al
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Adams, Alma S.
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Aguilar, Pete
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Beatty, Joyce
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Bera, Ami
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Beyer, Donald S.
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Brownley, Julia
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Clark, Katherine M.
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cohen, Steve
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Davis, Danny K.
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