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Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020

Introduced: January 21, 2020 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 21, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020

This bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both—on a physician who performs an abortion without admitting privileges to a local hospital or fails to comply with certain notification requirements.

A woman who receives an abortion in violation of this bill may not be prosecuted.

What's happening now February 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5662: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5662/
MLA
"H.R. 5662: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5662/.
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H.R. 5662, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5662/.
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