Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020

United States116th CongressS-3226Senate
Updated: Jan 21, 2020

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.

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HR-5662: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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