A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial birth abortions.
Defines a "partial birth abortion" as an abortion in which the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally: (1) vaginally delivers some portion of an intact living fetus until the fetus is partially outside the body of the mother, for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the fetus while the fetus is partially outside the mother's body; and (2) performs the overt act that kills the fetus while the intact living fetus is partially outside the mother's body.
Authorizes the father, if married to the mother at the time of the abortion, and the maternal grandparents of the fetus, if the mother is under 18 years of age, to obtain specified relief in a civil action, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion.
Authorizes a defendant accused of an offense under this Act to seek a hearing before the State Medical Board on whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother.
Prohibits the prosecution of a woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed for conspiracy to violate this Act or under provisions regarding punishment as a principal or an accessory or for concealment of a felony.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate as modified and with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-34. Record Vote No: 340.(text of measure as passed in Senate: CR S12997; text of measure as modified in Senate: CR S12980)
Roll Call #340 (Senate)Passed Senate as modified and with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-34. Record Vote No: 340. (text of measure as passed in Senate: CR S12997; text of measure as modified in Senate: CR S12980)
Roll Call #340 (Senate)Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 457. (consideration: CR H3829-3830)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3660 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. After passage of H.R. 3660, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1692 and to consider the bill in the House. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of S. 1692 and insert the provisions of H.R. 3660 as passed by the House. All points of order against the motion to strike and insert are waived. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill,
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 3660. Agreed to without objection.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H3829)
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3829)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Canady asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.
On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Conyers moved that the House instruct conferees.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to meet promptly with the managers on the part of the Senate on all issues committted to conference.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Hyde, Canady, Goodlatte, Conyers, and Watt (NC).
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.