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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5052
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2006
Mrs. Maloney (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Woolsey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act
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Prohibition of fraudulent advertising of abortion services
Conduct prohibited
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate rules to prohibit any person to advertise with the intent to deceptively create the impression that such person is a provider of abortion services if such person does not provide abortion services.
Enforcement
The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce the rules required under subsection (a) as if a violation of such rules were a violation of section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1). The Commission shall enforce such rules in the same manner and by the same means, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.
Definitions
For purposes of the rules prescribed under section 2, the following definitions apply:
advertise
The term advertise
means offering of goods or services to the public, regardless of whether such goods or services are offered for payment or result in a profit.
abortion services
The term abortion services
means providing surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or providing referrals for such procedures.
Person
The term person
has the meaning given such term in section 551(2) of title 5, United States Code.
