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H.R. 447: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013
- Introduced:
- Feb 01, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ8]
- Status:
- Referred to Committee
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
To prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes.
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- Text
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Last updated Feb 01, 2013.
25 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
2/1/2013--Introduced.
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013 - Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to:
(1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent;
(2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion;
(3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion; or
(4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion.
Requires such violations or attempted violations to result in fines under the federal criminal code, imprisonment for up to five years, or both.
Authorizes civil actions, for verifiable money damages for injuries and punitive damages, by:
(1) fathers, or maternal grandparents if the mother is an unemancipated minor, of unborn children who are the subject of an abortion performed or attempted through any of the above violations; and
(2) women upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted with a knowing or attempted use of force or threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion.
Authorizes, to prevent an abortion provider from performing or attempting further abortions in violation of this Act, injunctive relief to be obtained by:
(1) the women upon whom such an abortion is performed or attempted,
(2) a maternal grandparent of the unborn child if the woman is an unemancipated minor,
(3) the father of such an unborn child, or
(4) the Attorney General (DOJ). Deems a violation of this Act to be prohibited discrimination under title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(Violators of title VI lose federal funding.) Requires a medical or mental health professional to report known or suspected violations to law enforcement authorities.
Imposes criminal penalties for a failure to so report.
Prohibits a woman having such an abortion from being prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Directs courts to make such orders as necessary to protect the anonymity of any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted if she does not give her written consent to such disclosure.
Requires, in the absence of such a woman's written consent, that any party, other than a public official, who brings an action under this Act do so under a pseudonym.
Defines "abortion" as the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by those means will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the unborn child, unless the act is intended to:
(1) save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child,
(2) remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion, or
(3) remove an ectopic pregnancy.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Other Citations
- 18 U.S.C. Chapter 13