
Culture & Conversation Abortion
This law was last updated on Sep 13, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
H.R. 490
Failed to Pass
Jan 12, 2017
Co-sponsors: 172
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 173
H.R. 490 would prohibit abortions without a check for a fetal heartbeat, or if a fetal heartbeat is detectable.
The bill would make it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform an abortion:
The bill provides for an exception if an abortion is necessary to save the life of the pregnant person whose life is endangered by a physical (but not psychological or emotional) disorder, illness, or condition.
The bill does not provide for an exception in the case of rape or incest.
A physician who performs a prohibited abortion would be subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.
A fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks of pregnancy—two weeks after a person’s first missed period—and well before many even realize that they are pregnant.
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1/12/17 – Introduced.
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