To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD3FEBF88D9E64EEB8162EC49E3CF7E1F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ultrasound Informed Consent Act.
- Section H91D1520B55604264B11E5CD3C6BEA0F2: 2. Amendment to the Public Health Service Act The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this...
- Section HDEDCD99E05794BBDAE97D3821F04F01F: 3401. Definitions In this title: The term abortion means the intentional use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, substance, device, or method to...
- Section HA03E4B129F694CA4859D6A85F40975BE: 3402. Requirement of informed consent Any abortion provider in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, who knowingly performs any abortion, shall comply...
- Section H77374F2FBCF144DB89094C8208F67331: 3403. Exception for medical emergencies The provisions of section 3402 shall not apply to an abortion provider if the abortion is necessary to save the life of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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