Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act
United States116th CongressS-2745Senate
Updated: Oct 30, 2019
Summary
Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Down syndrome. 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 such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
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HR-4903: Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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