S 3226
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Abortion
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
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Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020
Introduced: January 21, 2020
Introduced by:
Kennedy, John
Republican
· Louisiana
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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