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Calendar No. 230 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 36 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 14, 2015 

Received 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 

Read the first time 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect paincapable unborn children, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pain-Capable Unborn 

5 Child Protection Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF 

2 CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY FOR ENACT3 MENT. 

4 Congress finds and declares the following: 

5 (1) Pain receptors (nociceptors) are present 

6 throughout the unborn child’s entire body and 

7 nerves link these receptors to the brain’s thalamus 

8 and subcortical plate by no later than 20 weeks after 

9 fertilization. 

10 (2) By 8 weeks after fertilization, the unborn 

11 child reacts to touch. After 20 weeks, the unborn 

12 child reacts to stimuli that would be recognized as 

13 painful if applied to an adult human, for example, 

14 by recoiling. 

15 (3) In the unborn child, application of such 

16 painful stimuli is associated with significant in17 creases in stress hormones known as the stress re18 sponse. 

19 (4) Subjection to such painful stimuli is associ20 ated with long-term harmful neurodevelopmental ef21 fects, such as altered pain sensitivity and, possibly, 

22 emotional, behavioral, and learning disabilities later 

23 in life. 

24 (5) For the purposes of surgery on unborn chil25 dren, fetal anesthesia is routinely administered and 

26 is associated with a decrease in stress hormones 

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1 compared to their level when painful stimuli are ap2 plied without such anesthesia. In the United States, 

3 surgery of this type is being performed by 20 weeks 

4 after fertilization and earlier in specialized units af5 filiated with children’s hospitals. 

6 (6) The position, asserted by some physicians, 

7 that the unborn child is incapable of experiencing 

8 pain until a point later in pregnancy than 20 weeks 

9 after fertilization predominately rests on the as10 sumption that the ability to experience pain depends 

11 on the cerebral cortex and requires nerve connec12 tions between the thalamus and the cortex. However, 

13 recent medical research and analysis, especially since 

14 2007, provides strong evidence for the conclusion 

15 that a functioning cortex is not necessary to experi16 ence pain. 

17 (7) Substantial evidence indicates that children 

18 born missing the bulk of the cerebral cortex, those 

19 with hydranencephaly, nevertheless experience pain. 

20 (8) In adult humans and in animals, stimula21 tion or ablation of the cerebral cortex does not alter 

22 pain perception, while stimulation or ablation of the 

23 thalamus does. 

24 (9) Substantial evidence indicates that struc25 tures used for pain processing in early development 

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1 differ from those of adults, using different neural 

2 elements available at specific times during develop3 ment, such as the subcortical plate, to fulfill the role 

4 of pain processing. 

5 (10) The position, asserted by some commenta6 tors, that the unborn child remains in a coma-like 

7 sleep state that precludes the unborn child experi8 encing pain is inconsistent with the documented re9 action of unborn children to painful stimuli and with 

10 the experience of fetal surgeons who have found it 

11 necessary to sedate the unborn child with anesthesia 

12 to prevent the unborn child from engaging in vig13 orous movement in reaction to invasive surgery. 

14 (11) Consequently, there is substantial medical 

15 evidence that an unborn child is capable of experi16 encing pain at least by 20 weeks after fertilization, 

17 if not earlier. 

18 (12) It is the purpose of the Congress to assert 

19 a compelling governmental interest in protecting the 

20 lives of unborn children from the stage at which sub21 stantial medical evidence indicates that they are ca22 pable of feeling pain. 

23 (13) The compelling governmental interest in 

24 protecting the lives of unborn children from the 

25 stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates 

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1 that they are capable of feeling pain is intended to 

2 be separate from and independent of the compelling 

3 governmental interest in protecting the lives of un4 born children from the stage of viability, and neither 

5 governmental interest is intended to replace the 

6 other. 

7 (14) Congress has authority to extend protec8 tion to pain-capable unborn children under the Su9 preme Court’s Commerce Clause precedents and 

10 under the Constitution’s grants of powers to Con11 gress under the Equal Protection, Due Process, and 

12 Enforcement Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. 

13 SEC. 3. PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 74 of title 18, United 

15 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1531 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1532. PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION. 

18 ‘‘(a) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT.—Notwithstanding any 

19 other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any person 

20 to perform an abortion or attempt to do so, unless in con21 formity with the requirements set forth in subsection (b). 

22 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ABORTIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT OF THE AGE OF THE UN24 BORN CHILD.—The physician performing or at25 tempting the abortion shall first make a determinamstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 tion of the probable post-fertilization age of the un2 born child or reasonably rely upon such a determina3 tion made by another physician. In making such a 

4 determination, the physician shall make such inquir5 ies of the pregnant woman and perform or cause to 

6 be performed such medical examinations and tests 

7 as a reasonably prudent physician, knowledgeable 

8 about the case and the medical conditions involved, 

9 would consider necessary to make an accurate deter10 mination of post-fertilization age. 

11 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON PERFORMANCE OF CER12 TAIN ABORTIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) GENERALLY FOR UNBORN CHILDREN

14 20 WEEKS OR OLDER.—Except as provided in 

15 subparagraph (B), the abortion shall not be 

16 performed or attempted, if the probable post17 fertilization age, as determined under para18 graph (1), of the unborn child is 20 weeks or 

19 greater. 

20 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) 

21 does not apply if— 

22 ‘‘(i) in reasonable medical judgment, 

23 the abortion is necessary to save the life of 

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1 ness, or physical injury, including a life-en2 dangering physical condition caused by or 

3 arising from the pregnancy itself, but not 

4 including psychological or emotional condi5 tions; 

6 ‘‘(ii) the pregnancy is the result of 

7 rape against an adult woman, and at least 

8 48 hours prior to the abortion— 

9 ‘‘(I) she has obtained counseling 

10 for the rape; or 

11 ‘‘(II) she has obtained medical 

12 treatment for the rape or an injury 

13 related to the rape; or 

14 ‘‘(iii) the pregnancy is a result of rape 

15 against a minor or incest against a minor, 

16 and the rape or incest has been reported at 

17 any time prior to the abortion to either— 

18 ‘‘(I) a government agency legally 

19 authorized to act on reports of child 

20 abuse; or 

21 ‘‘(II) a law enforcement agency. 

22 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENT AS TO MANNER OF

23 PROCEDURE PERFORMED.—Notwithstanding 

24 the definitions of ‘abortion’ and ‘attempt an 

25 abortion’ in this section, a physician termimstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 nating or attempting to terminate a pregnancy 

2 under an exception provided by subparagraph 

3 (B) may do so only in the manner which, in 

4 reasonable medical judgment, provides the best 

5 opportunity for the unborn child to survive. 

6 ‘‘(D) REQUIREMENT THAT A PHYSICIAN

7 TRAINED IN NEONATAL RESUSCITATION BE

8 PRESENT.—If, in reasonable medical judgment, 

9 the pain-capable unborn child has the potential 

10 to survive outside the womb, the physician who 

11 performs or attempts an abortion under an ex12 ception provided by subparagraph (B) shall en13 sure a second physician trained in neonatal re14 suscitation is present and prepared to provide 

15 care to the child consistent with the require16 ments of subparagraph (E). 

17 ‘‘(E) CHILDREN BORN ALIVE AFTER AT18 TEMPTED ABORTIONS.—When a physician per19 forms or attempts an abortion in accordance 

20 with this section, and the child is born alive, as 

21 defined in section 8 of title 1 (commonly known 

22 as the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 

23 2002), the following shall apply: 

24 ‘‘(i) DEGREE OF CARE REQUIRED.— 

25 Any health care practitioner present at the 

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1 time shall humanely exercise the same de2 gree of professional skill, care, and dili3 gence to preserve the life and health of the 

4 child as a reasonably diligent and conscien5 tious health care practitioner would render 

6 to a child born alive at the same gesta7 tional age in the course of a natural birth. 

8 ‘‘(ii) IMMEDIATE ADMISSION TO A

9 HOSPITAL.—Following the care required to 

10 be rendered under clause (i), the child born 

11 alive shall be immediately transported and 

12 admitted to a hospital. 

13 ‘‘(iii) MANDATORY REPORTING OF

14 VIOLATIONS.—A health care practitioner or 

15 any employee of a hospital, a physician’s 

16 office, or an abortion clinic who has knowl17 edge of a failure to comply with the re18 quirements of this subparagraph must im19 mediately report the failure to an appro20 priate State or Federal law enforcement 

21 agency or both. 

22 ‘‘(F) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO

24 ADULTS.—A physician who performs or at25 tempts to perform an abortion under an 

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1 exception provided by subparagraph (B)(ii) 

2 shall, prior to the abortion, place in the pa3 tient medical file documentation from a 

4 hospital licensed by the State or operated 

5 under authority of a Federal agency, a 

6 medical clinic licensed by the State or op7 erated under authority of a Federal agen8 cy, from a personal physician licensed by 

9 the State, a counselor licensed by the 

10 State, or a victim’s rights advocate pro11 vided by a law enforcement agency that the 

12 adult woman seeking the abortion obtained 

13 medical treatment or counseling for the 

14 rape or an injury related to the rape. 

15 ‘‘(ii) DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING

16 TO MINORS.—A physician who performs or 

17 attempts to perform an abortion under an 

18 exception provided by subparagraph 

19 (B)(iii) shall, prior to the abortion, place in 

20 the patient medical file documentation 

21 from a government agency legally author22 ized to act on reports of child abuse that 

23 the rape or incest was reported prior to the 

24 abortion; or, as an alternative, documenta25 tion from a law enforcement agency that 

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1 the rape or incest was reported prior to the 

2 abortion. 

3 ‘‘(G) INFORMED CONSENT.— 

4 ‘‘(i) CONSENT FORM REQUIRED.—The 

5 physician who intends to perform or at6 tempt to perform an abortion under the 

7 provisions of subparagraph (B) may not 

8 perform any part of the abortion procedure 

9 without first obtaining a signed Informed 

10 Consent Authorization form in accordance 

11 with this subparagraph. 

12 ‘‘(ii) CONTENT OF CONSENT FORM.— 

13 The Informed Consent Authorization form 

14 shall be presented in person by the physi15 cian and shall consist of— 

16 ‘‘(I) a statement by the physician 

17 indicating the probable post-fertiliza18 tion age of the pain-capable unborn 

19 child; 

20 ‘‘(II) a statement that Federal 

21 law allows abortion after 20 weeks 

22 fetal age only if the mother’s life is 

23 endangered by a physical disorder, 

24 physical illness, or physical injury, 

25 when the pregnancy was the result of 

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1 rape, or an act of incest against a 

2 minor; 

3 ‘‘(III) a statement that the abor4 tion must be performed by the method 

5 most likely to allow the child to be 

6 born alive unless this would cause sig7 nificant risk to the mother; 

8 ‘‘(IV) a statement that in any 

9 case in which an abortion procedure 

10 results in a child born alive, Federal 

11 law requires that child to be given 

12 every form of medical assistance that 

13 is provided to children spontaneously 

14 born prematurely, including transpor15 tation and admittance to a hospital; 

16 ‘‘(V) a statement that these re17 quirements are binding upon the phy18 sician and all other medical personnel 

19 who are subject to criminal and civil 

20 penalties and that a woman on whom 

21 an abortion has been performed may 

22 take civil action if these requirements 

23 are not followed; and 

24 ‘‘(VI) affirmation that each sign25 er has filled out the informed consent 

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1 form to the best of their knowledge 

2 and understands the information con3 tained in the form. 

4 ‘‘(iii) SIGNATORIES REQUIRED.—The 

5 Informed Consent Authorization form shall 

6 be signed in person by the woman seeking 

7 the abortion, the physician performing or 

8 attempting to perform the abortion, and a 

9 witness. 

10 ‘‘(iv) RETENTION OF CONSENT

11 FORM.—The physician performing or at12 tempting to perform an abortion must re13 tain the signed informed consent form in 

14 the patient’s medical file. 

15 ‘‘(H) REQUIREMENT FOR DATA RETEN16 TION.—Paragraph (j)(2) of section 164.530 of 

17 title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, shall 

18 apply to documentation required to be placed in 

19 a patient’s medical file pursuant to subpara20 graph (F) of subsection (b)(2) and a consent 

21 form required to be retained in a patient’s med22 ical file pursuant to subparagraph (G) of such 

23 subsection in the same manner and to the same 

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1 tion required by paragraph (j)(1) of such sec2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(I) ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS AND RE4 QUIREMENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN CASES OF RISK OF DEATH OR

6 MAJOR INJURY TO THE MOTHER.—Sub7 paragraphs (C), (D), and (G) shall not 

8 apply if, in reasonable medical judgment, 

9 compliance with such paragraphs would 

10 pose a greater risk of— 

11 ‘‘(I) the death of the pregnant 

12 woman; or 

13 ‘‘(II) the substantial and irre14 versible physical impairment of a 

15 major bodily function, not including 

16 psychological or emotional conditions, 

17 of the pregnant woman. 

18 ‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FACILI19 TIES.—Notwithstanding the definitions of 

20 the terms ‘medical treatment’ and ‘coun21 seling’ in subsection (g), the counseling or 

22 medical treatment described in subpara23 graph (B)(ii) may not be provided by a fa24 cility that performs abortions (unless that 

25 facility is a hospital). 

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1 ‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION IN

2 CASES OF REPORTS TO LAW ENFORCE3 MENT.—The requirements of subparagraph 

4 (B)(ii) do not apply if the rape has been 

5 reported at any time prior to the abortion 

6 to a law enforcement agency or Depart7 ment of Defense victim assistance per8 sonnel. 

9 ‘‘(iv) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN

10 STATE LAWS.— 

11 ‘‘(I) STATE LAWS REGARDING

12 REPORTING OF RAPE AND INCEST.— 

13 The physician who performs or at14 tempts to perform an abortion under 

15 an exception provided by subpara16 graph (B) shall comply with such ap17 plicable State laws that are in effect 

18 as the State’s Attorney General may 

19 designate, regarding reporting re20 quirements in cases of rape or incest. 

21 ‘‘(II) STATE LAWS REGARDING

22 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—The phy23 sician who intends to perform an 

24 abortion on a minor under an excep25 tion provided by subparagraph (B) 

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1 shall comply with any applicable State 

2 laws requiring parental involvement in 

3 a minor’s decision to have an abor4 tion. 

5 ‘‘(c) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Whoever violates sub6 section (a) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 

7 for not more than 5 years, or both. 

8 ‘‘(d) BAR TO PROSECUTION.—A woman upon whom 

9 an abortion in violation of subsection (a) is performed or 

10 attempted may not be prosecuted under, or for a con11 spiracy to violate, subsection (a), or for an offense under 

12 section 2, 3, or 4 of this title based on such a violation. 

13 ‘‘(e) CIVIL REMEDIES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) CIVIL ACTION BY A WOMAN ON WHOM AN

15 ABORTION IS PERFORMED.—A woman upon whom 

16 an abortion has been performed or attempted in vio17 lation of any provision of this section may, in a civil 

18 action against any person who committed the viola19 tion, obtain appropriate relief. 

20 ‘‘(2) CIVIL ACTION BY A PARENT OF A MINOR

21 ON WHOM AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED.—A parent 

22 of a minor upon whom an abortion has been per23 formed or attempted under an exception provided for 

24 in subsection (b)(2)(B), and that was performed in 

25 violation of any provision of this section may, in a 

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1 civil action against any person who committed the 

2 violation obtain appropriate relief, unless the preg3 nancy resulted from the plaintiff’s criminal conduct. 

4 ‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE RELIEF.—Appropriate relief 

5 in a civil action under this subsection includes— 

6 ‘‘(A) objectively verifiable money damages 

7 for all injuries, psychological and physical, occa8 sioned by the violation; 

9 ‘‘(B) statutory damages equal to three 

10 times the cost of the abortion; and 

11 ‘‘(C) punitive damages. 

12 ‘‘(4) ATTORNEYS FEES FOR PLAINTIFF.—The 

13 court shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee as part 

14 of the costs to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil action 

15 under this subsection. 

16 ‘‘(5) ATTORNEYS FEES FOR DEFENDANT.—If a 

17 defendant in a civil action under this subsection pre18 vails and the court finds that the plaintiff’s suit was 

19 frivolous, the court shall award a reasonable attor20 ney’s fee in favor of the defendant against the plain21 tiff. 

22 ‘‘(6) AWARDS AGAINST WOMAN.—Except under 

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1 tary relief may be assessed against the woman upon 

2 whom the abortion was performed or attempted. 

3 ‘‘(f) DATA COLLECTION.— 

4 ‘‘(1) DATA SUBMISSIONS.—Any physician who 

5 performs or attempts an abortion described in sub6 section (b)(2)(B) shall annually submit a summary 

7 of all such abortions to the National Center for 

8 Health Statistics (hereinafter referred to as the 

9 ‘Center’) not later than 60 days after the end of the 

10 calendar year in which the abortion was performed 

11 or attempted. 

12 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF SUMMARY.—The summary 

13 shall include the number of abortions performed or 

14 attempted on an unborn child who had a post-fer15 tilization age of 20 weeks or more and specify the 

16 following for each abortion under subsection 

17 (b)(2)(B)— 

18 ‘‘(A) the probable post-fertilization age of 

19 the unborn child; 

20 ‘‘(B) the method used to carry out the 

21 abortion; 

22 ‘‘(C) the location where the abortion was 

23 conducted; 

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1 ‘‘(D) the exception under subsection 

2 (b)(2)(B) under which the abortion was con3 ducted; and 

4 ‘‘(E) any incident of live birth resulting 

5 from the abortion. 

6 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS FROM DATA SUBMISSIONS.— 

7 A summary required under this subsection shall not 

8 contain any information identifying the woman 

9 whose pregnancy was terminated and shall be sub10 mitted consistent with the Health Insurance Port11 ability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 

12 1320d–2 note). 

13 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Center shall annu14 ally issue a public report providing statistics by 

15 State for the previous year compiled from all of the 

16 summaries made to the Center under this sub17 section. The Center shall take care to ensure that 

18 none of the information included in the public re19 ports could reasonably lead to the identification of 

20 any pregnant woman upon whom an abortion was 

21 performed or attempted. The annual report shall be 

22 issued by July 1 of the calendar year following the 

23 year in which the abortions were performed or at24 tempted. 

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1 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following 

2 definitions apply: 

3 ‘‘(1) ABORTION.—The term ‘abortion’ means 

4 the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, 

5 drug, or any other substance or device— 

6 ‘‘(A) to intentionally kill the unborn child 

7 of a woman known to be pregnant; or 

8 ‘‘(B) to intentionally terminate the preg9 nancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with 

10 an intention other than— 

11 ‘‘(i) after viability to produce a live 

12 birth and preserve the life and health of 

13 the child born alive; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) to remove a dead unborn child. 

15 ‘‘(2) ATTEMPT.—The term ‘attempt’, with re16 spect to an abortion, means conduct that, under the 

17 circumstances as the actor believes them to be, con18 stitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct 

19 planned to culminate in performing an abortion. 

20 ‘‘(3) COUNSELING.—The term ‘counseling’ 

21 means counseling provided by a counselor licensed 

22 by the State, or a victims rights advocate provided 

23 by a law enforcement agency. 

24 ‘‘(4) FACILITY.—The term ‘facility’ means any 

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1 cludes the entire legal entity, including any entity 

2 that controls, is controlled by, or is under common 

3 control with such facility. 

4 ‘‘(5) FERTILIZATION.—The term ‘fertilization’ 

5 means the fusion of human spermatozoon with a 

6 human ovum. 

7 ‘‘(6) MEDICAL TREATMENT.—The term ‘med8 ical treatment’ means treatment provided at a hos9 pital licensed by the State or operated under author10 ity of a Federal agency, at a medical clinic licensed 

11 by the State or operated under authority of a Fed12 eral agency, or from a personal physician licensed by 

13 the State. 

14 ‘‘(7) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means an indi15 vidual who has not attained the age of 18 years. 

16 ‘‘(8) PERFORM.—The term ‘perform’, with re17 spect to an abortion, includes inducing an abortion 

18 through a medical or chemical intervention including 

19 writing a prescription for a drug or device intended 

20 to result in an abortion. 

21 ‘‘(9) PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘physician’ means 

22 a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery 

23 or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or otherwise le24 gally authorized to perform an abortion. 

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1 ‘‘(10) POST-FERTILIZATION AGE.—The term 

2 ‘post-fertilization age’ means the age of the unborn 

3 child as calculated from the fusion of a human 

4 spermatozoon with a human ovum. 

5 ‘‘(11) PROBABLE POST-FERTILIZATION AGE OF

6 THE UNBORN CHILD.—The term ‘probable post-fer7 tilization age of the unborn child’ means what, in 

8 reasonable medical judgment, will with reasonable 

9 probability be the post-fertilization age of the un10 born child at the time the abortion is planned to be 

11 performed or induced. 

12 ‘‘(12) REASONABLE MEDICAL JUDGMENT.—The 

13 term ‘reasonable medical judgment’ means a medical 

14 judgment that would be made by a reasonably pru15 dent physician, knowledgeable about the case and 

16 the treatment possibilities with respect to the med17 ical conditions involved. 

18 ‘‘(13) UNBORN CHILD.—The term ‘unborn 

19 child’ means an individual organism of the species 

20 homo sapiens, beginning at fertilization, until the 

21 point of being born alive as defined in section 8(b) 

22 of title 1. 

23 ‘‘(14) WOMAN.—The term ‘woman’ means a fe24 male human being whether or not she has reached 

25 the age of majority.’’. 

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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

2 at the beginning of chapter 74 of title 18, United States 

3 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

4 item: 

‘‘1532. Pain-capable unborn child protection.’’. 

5 (c) CHAPTER HEADING AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (1) CHAPTER HEADING IN CHAPTER.—The 

7 chapter heading for chapter 74 of title 18, United 

8 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Partial9 Birth Abortions’’ and inserting ‘‘Abortions’’. 

10 (2) TABLE OF CHAPTERS FOR PART I.—The 

11 item relating to chapter 74 in the table of chapters 

12 at the beginning of part I of title 18, United States 

13 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Partial-Birth Abor14 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘Abortions’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2015. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 

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Calendar No. 230 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 36 

AN ACT 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect 

poses. pain-capable unborn children, and for other purSEPTEMBER 16, 2015 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

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