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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2247

To provide additional punishment for certain crimes against women when 

the crimes cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 22, 2003

Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 

Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 

FROST, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To provide additional punishment for certain crimes against 

women when the crimes cause an interruption in the 

normal course of their pregnancies, 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 ‘‘Motherhood Protection 

5 Act of 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. CRIMES AGAINST A WOMAN THAT AFFECT THE 

2 NORMAL COURSE OF HER PREGNANCY. 

3 (a) Whoever engages in any violent or assaultive con4 duct against a pregnant woman resulting in the conviction 

5 of the person so engaging for a violation of any of the 

6 provisions of law set forth in subsection (c), and thereby 

7 causes an interruption to the normal course of the preg8 nancy resulting in prenatal injury (including termination 

9 of the pregnancy), shall, in addition to any penalty im10 posed for the violation, be punished as provided in sub11 section (b). 

12 (b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) 

13 is—

14 (1) if the relevant provision of law set forth in 

15 subsection (c) is set forth in paragraph (1), (2), or 

16 (3) of that subsection, a fine under title 18, United 

17 States Code, or imprisonment for not more than 20 

18 years, or both, but if the interruption terminates the 

19 pregnancy, a fine under title 18, United States 

20 Code, or imprisonment for any term of years or for 

21 life, or both; and 

22 (2) if the relevant provision of law is set forth 

23 in subsection (c)(4), the punishment shall be such 

24 punishment (other than the death penalty) as the 

25 court martial may direct. 
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1 (c) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) 

2 are the following: 

3 (1) Sections 36, 37, 43, 111, 112, 113, 114, 

4 115, 229, 242, 245, 247, 248, 351, 831, 844(d), (f), 

5 (h)(1), and (i), 924(j), 930, 1111, 1112, 1114, 

6 1116, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1153(a), 1201(a), 

7 1203(a), 1365(a), 1501, 1503, 1505, 1512, 1513, 

8 1751, 1864, 1951, 1952(a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), and 

9 (a)(3)(B), 1958, 1959, 1992, 2113, 2114, 2116, 

10 2118, 2119, 2191, 2231, 2241(a), 2245, 2261, 

11 2261A, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2340A, 

12 and 2441 of title 18, United States Code. 

13 (2) Section 408(e) of the Controlled Substances 

14 Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 848). 

15 (3) Section 202 of the Atomic Energy Act of 

16 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2283). 

17 (4) Sections 918, 919(a), 919(b)(2), 920(a), 

18 922, 924, 926, and 928 of title 10, United States 

19 Code (articles 118, 119(a), 119(b)(2), 120(a), 122, 

20 124, 126, and 128).

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