A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Specifies that neither the minor transported nor her parent may be prosecuted or sued for a violation of this Act.
Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution for, or to a civil action based on, such a violation that the defendant reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the parental consent or notification or judicial authorization that would have been required had the abortion been performed in the State where the minor resides, took place.
Authorizes any parent who suffers harm from a violation to obtain appropriate relief in a civil action. Defines "parent" to include a guardian, legal custodian, or person standing in loco parentis who has care and control of the minor, and with whom the minor regularly resides, who is designated by such law as a person to whom notification, or from whom consent, is required.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5175-5176)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5176)
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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