
Culture & Conversation Law and Policy
This law was last updated on Sep 13, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
S. 224
Failed to Pass
Jan 24, 2017
Co-sponsors: 15
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 16
S. 224 would make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor to another state to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor’s resident state.
The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a minor whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or condition.
A person who violates this law would be subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both.
This bill prohibits an individual who has committed incest with a minor from knowingly transporting the minor across a state line to receive an abortion.
Child Interstate Abortion Notification
The bill would make it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform or induce an abortion on an out-of-state minor without first complying with parental notification requirements. The parental notification requirement for physicians would not apply if:
A physician who violates this provision would be subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both.
Related Legislation
Companion bill to H.R. 692 and similar to S. 1173.
Identical to H.R. 803/S. 404 and similar to S. 201, all of which failed to pass during the 2015-2016 legislative sessions.
Identical to H.R. 732/S. 369 and similar to S. 32, all of which failed to pass during the 2013-2014 legislative sessions.