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Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020

Introduced: January 21, 2020 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Jan 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 21, 2020
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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 January 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5662 Identical bill Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 4, 2020
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3226: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3226/
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"S. 3226: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3226/.
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S. 3226, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3226/.
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