Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
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Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion.
A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both. The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a minor whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or condition.
This bill prohibits an individual who has committed incest with a minor from knowingly transporting the minor across a state line to receive an abortion.
Additionally, this bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform or induce an abortion on an out-of-state minor without first complying with parental notification requirements, subject to specified exceptions.
A physician violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 692: Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-692/
"H.R. 692: Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-692/.
H.R. 692, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-692/.
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