S. 928 (106th): Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1999

Introduced:
Apr 29, 1999 (106th Congress, 1999–2000)
Sponsor:
Sen. Richard “Rick” Santorum [R-PA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 3 (108th) on Feb 14, 2003.

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Status

This bill was introduced on April 29, 1999, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Apr 29, 1999
Referred to Committee Apr 29, 1999
Cosponsors
43 cosponsors (43R) (show)
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Full Title

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.

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Last updated Apr 29, 1999.
4 pages

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4/29/1999--Introduced.
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any physician from knowingly performing a partial-birth abortion in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, unless it is necessary to save the life of the mother.
Prescribes penalties.
Defines a "partial birth abortion" as an abortion in which a person, deliberately and intentionally, partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
Authorizes the father, if married to the mother at the time of the abortion, and the maternal grandparents of the fetus, if the mother is under 18 years of age, to obtain specified relief in a civil action, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion.
Authorizes a defendant accused of an offense under this Act to seek a hearing before the State Medical Board on whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother.
Prohibits the prosecution of a woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed for conspiracy to violate this Act or under provisions regarding punishment as a principal or an accessory or for concealment of a felony.

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