
District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803)
This law was last updated on Oct 17, 2018
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HR 3803
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Jan 23, 2012
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 92
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 93
Full Bill Text
20-Week Abortion Ban
This bill would have banned abortion at 20 weeks or more “probable post-fertilization age.” The bill would have required a physician to determine the “probable post-fertilization age” of a fetus prior to performing, or attempting to perform, an abortion.
The law would have permitted abortion if, in reasonable medical judgment, it is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition arising from the pregnancy, not including psychological or emotional conditions.
The law would have required that an abortion performed after 20 weeks be performed in a manner that provides the best opportunity for the “unborn child” to survive unless termination of the pregnancy in that manner would pose a greater risk of death or serious physical injury, not including psychological or emotional conditions, to the pregnant woman than another available method.
The bill specifies that an individual who performs, or attempts to perform, an abortion in violation of the provisions of this bill will be subject to a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both.
The bill includes legislative findings based on junk science that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks.
Physician Reporting Requirements
Abortion providers would have been required to report to the relevant District of Columbia health agency (1) the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus, whether ultrasound was used in making the determination, the week of probable post-fertilization age that was determined; (2) the method of abortion; (3) age or approximate age of the woman; (4) medical basis for the determination that an abortion was required because pregnant woman’s life was endangered by conditions arising from the pregnancy.
Reporting Requirements
By June 30 of each year, the health agency would have been required to issue a public report providing statistics compiled from all the reports made to the health agency.
STATUS
Companion bill to S. 2103.
This bill failed to pass the house by a vote of 220 to 154. The bill was later redrafted to ban abortion after 20 weeks in all 50 states and introduced in 2013. (See HR 1797 and S 1670.)
People
Co-sponsor
- Christopher H. Smith
- Louie Gohmert
- John Fleming
- Todd Akin
- Tim Huelskamp
- Joseph R. Pitts
- Doug Lamborn
- Lamar Smith
- Jack Kingston
- Steve Southerland
- Jean Schmidt
- Robert Aderholt
- Andy Harris
- Larry Bucshon
- Mike Spence
- Randy Hultgren
- Charles Boustany
- Donald A. Manzullo
- Dennis A. Ross
- Vicky Hartzler
- Jeff Fortenberry
- Wally Herger
- Francisco "Quico" Canseco
- James Lankford
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- Austin Scott
- David P. Roe
- Alan Nunnelee
- Kenny Marchant
- Bill Huizenga
- Tim Murphy
- Walter B. Jones
- Jeffrey M. Landry
- Spencer Bachus
- Harold Rogers
- Martha Roby
- David B. McKinley
- Daniel Lipinski
- Mike Kelly
- Trey Gowdy
- Jim Jordan
- Michele Bachmann
- Renee L. Ellmers
- Justin Amash
- Darrell E. Issa
- David Schweikert
- Steve Scalise
- Randy Neugebauer
- Reid J. Ribble
- Mike McIntyre
- Bill Johnson
- Brett Guthrie
- Billy Long
- Jeff Miller
- Diane Black
- Jo Bonner
- Marsha Blackburn
- Sam Graves
- Sam Johnson
- Lou Barletta
- Tim Griffin
- Peter King
- John R. Carter
- Rob Bishop
- K. Michael Conaway
- Sandy Adams
- Robert T. Schilling
- Robert E. Latta
- Joe Wilson
- Tom Cole
- John Kline
- Collin C. Peterson
- Paul C. Broun
- Steve Womack
- Bob Goodlatte
- Stephen Lee Fincher
- Mike Pompeo
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Steve Chabot
- Kevin Yoder
- Steven M. Palazzo
- Benjamin Quayle
- Lynn Jenkins
- Ken Calvert
- Lynn A. Westmoreland
- Dan Burton
- Sean P. Duffy
- Vern Buchanan
- Bill Cassidy
- Kevin Brady
- Mike J. Rogers
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