S 86 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Health information and medical records Health personnel Right of privacy Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

PRENDA

Introduced: January 28, 2021 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 28, 2021

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Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA

This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of sex-selection abortions (i.e., abortions based on the sex or gender of an unborn child).

It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief.

A woman who undergoes a sex-selection abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.

What's happening now January 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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