II 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1553 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn 

children, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2015 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. 

DAINES, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. HATCH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. 

COATS, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. VITTER, Mr. COTTON, Mr. RUBIO, 

Mr. RISCH, Mrs. ERNST, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. THUNE, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SASSE, Mr. 

ROBERTS, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. LEE, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. CORKER, Mr. WICKER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. ENZI, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BURR, Mr. 

PORTMAN, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. FLAKE, and 

Mr. TOOMEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

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. 

2 Congress finds and declares the following: 

3 (1) Pain receptors (nociceptors) are present 

4 throughout the unborn child’s entire body and 

5 nerves link these receptors to the brain’s thalamus 

6 and subcortical plate by no later than 20 weeks after 

7 fertilization. 

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

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

10 child reacts to stimuli that would be recognized as 

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

12 by recoiling. 

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

14 painful stimuli is associated with significant in15 creases in stress hormones known as the stress re16 sponse. 

17 (4) Subjection to such painful stimuli is associ18 ated with long-term harmful neurodevelopmental ef19 fects, such as altered pain sensitivity and, possibly, 

20 emotional, behavioral, and learning disabilities later 

21 in life. 

22 (5) For the purposes of surgery on unborn chil23 dren, fetal anesthesia is routinely administered and 

24 is associated with a decrease in stress hormones 

25 compared to their level when painful stimuli are ap26 plied without such anesthesia. In the United States, 


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1 surgery of this type is being performed by 20 weeks 

2 after fertilization and earlier in specialized units af3 filiated with children’s hospitals. 

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

5 that the unborn child is incapable of experiencing 

6 pain until a point later in pregnancy than 20 weeks 

7 after fertilization predominately rests on the as8 sumption that the ability to experience pain depends 

9 on the cerebral cortex and requires nerve connec10 tions between the thalamus and the cortex. However, 

11 recent medical research and analysis, especially since 

12 2007, provides strong evidence for the conclusion 

13 that a functioning cortex is not necessary to experi14 ence pain. 

15 (7) Substantial evidence indicates that children 

16 born missing the bulk of the cerebral cortex, those 

17 with hydranencephaly, nevertheless experience pain. 

18 (8) In adult humans and in animals, stimula19 tion or ablation of the cerebral cortex does not alter 

20 pain perception, while stimulation or ablation of the 

21 thalamus does. 

22 (9) Substantial evidence indicates that struc23 tures used for pain processing in early development 

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1 ment, such as the subcortical plate, to fulfill the role 

2 of pain processing. 

3 (10) The position, asserted by some commenta4 tors, that the unborn child remains in a coma-like 

5 sleep state that precludes the unborn child experi6 encing pain is inconsistent with the documented re7 action of unborn children to painful stimuli and with 

8 the experience of fetal surgeons who have found it 

9 necessary to sedate the unborn child with anesthesia 

10 to prevent the unborn child from engaging in vig11 orous movement in reaction to invasive surgery. 

12 (11) Consequently, there is substantial medical 

13 evidence that an unborn child is capable of experi14 encing pain at least by 20 weeks after fertilization, 

15 if not earlier. 

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

17 a compelling governmental interest in protecting the 

18 lives of unborn children from the stage at which sub19 stantial medical evidence indicates that they are ca20 pable of feeling pain. 

21 (13) The compelling governmental interest in 

22 protecting the lives of unborn children from the 

23 stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates 

24 that they are capable of feeling pain is intended to 

25 be separate from and independent of the compelling 


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1 governmental interest in protecting the lives of un2 born children from the stage of viability, and neither 

3 governmental interest is intended to replace the 

4 other. 

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

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

7 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1531 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘§ 1532. Pain-capable unborn child protection 

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

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

12 to perform an abortion or attempt to do so, unless in con13 formity with the requirements set forth in subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ABORTIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT OF THE AGE OF THE UN16 BORN CHILD.—The physician performing or at17 tempting the abortion shall first make a determina18 tion of the probable post-fertilization age of the un19 born child or reasonably rely upon such a determina20 tion made by another physician. In making such a 

21 determination, the physician shall make such inquir22 ies of the pregnant woman and perform or cause to 

23 be performed such medical examinations and tests 

24 as a reasonably prudent physician, knowledgeable 

25 about the case and the medical conditions involved, 


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1 would consider necessary to make an accurate deter2 mination of post-fertilization age. 

3 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON PERFORMANCE OF CER4 TAIN ABORTIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) GENERALLY FOR UNBORN CHILDREN

6 20 WEEKS OR OLDER.—Except as provided in 

7 subparagraph (B), the abortion shall not be 

8 performed or attempted, if the probable post9 fertilization age, as determined under para10 graph (1), of the unborn child is 20 weeks or 

11 greater. 

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

13 does not apply if— 

14 ‘‘(i) in reasonable medical judgment, 

15 the abortion is necessary to save the life of 

16 a pregnant woman whose life is endan17 gered by a physical disorder, physical ill18 ness, or physical injury, including a life-en19 dangering physical condition caused by or 

20 arising from the pregnancy itself, but not 

21 including psychological or emotional condi22 tions; 

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

24 rape against an adult woman, and at least 

25 48 hours prior to the abortion— 


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1 ‘‘(I) she has obtained counseling 

2 for the rape; or 

3 ‘‘(II) she has obtained medical 

4 treatment for the rape or an injury 

5 related to the rape; or 

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

7 against a minor or incest against a minor, 

8 and the rape or incest has been reported at 

9 any time prior to the abortion to either— 

10 ‘‘(I) a government agency legally 

11 authorized to act on reports of child 

12 abuse; or 

13 ‘‘(II) a law enforcement agency. 

14 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENT AS TO MANNER OF

15 PROCEDURE PERFORMED.—Notwithstanding 

16 the definitions of ‘abortion’ and ‘attempt an 

17 abortion’ in this section, a physician termi18 nating or attempting to terminate a pregnancy 

19 under an exception provided by subparagraph 

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

21 reasonable medical judgment, provides the best 

22 opportunity for the unborn child to survive. 

23 ‘‘(D) REQUIREMENT THAT A PHYSICIAN

24 TRAINED IN NEONATAL RESUSCITATION BE

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1 the pain-capable unborn child has the potential 

2 to survive outside the womb, the physician who 

3 performs or attempts an abortion under an ex4 ception provided by subparagraph (B) shall en5 sure a second physician trained in neonatal re6 suscitation is present and prepared to provide 

7 care to the child consistent with the require8 ments of subparagraph (E). 

9 ‘‘(E) CHILDREN BORN ALIVE AFTER AT10 TEMPTED ABORTIONS.—When a physician per11 forms or attempts an abortion in accordance 

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

13 defined in section 8 of title 1 (commonly known 

14 as the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 

15 2002), the following shall apply: 

16 ‘‘(i) DEGREE OF CARE REQUIRED.— 

17 Any health care practitioner present at the 

18 time shall humanely exercise the same de19 gree of professional skill, care, and dili20 gence to preserve the life and health of the 

21 child as a reasonably diligent and conscien22 tious health care practitioner would render 

23 to a child born alive at the same gesta24 tional age in the course of a natural birth. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) IMMEDIATE ADMISSION TO A

2 HOSPITAL.—Following the care required to 

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

4 alive shall be immediately transported and 

5 admitted to a hospital. 

6 ‘‘(iii) MANDATORY REPORTING OF

7 VIOLATIONS.—A health care practitioner or 

8 any employee of a hospital, a physician’s 

9 office, or an abortion clinic who has knowl10 edge of a failure to comply with the re11 quirements of this subparagraph must im12 mediately report the failure to an appro13 priate State or Federal law enforcement 

14 agency or both. 

15 ‘‘(F) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO

17 ADULTS.—A physician who performs or at18 tempts to perform an abortion under an 

19 exception provided by subparagraph (B)(ii) 

20 shall, prior to the abortion, place in the pa21 tient medical file documentation from a 

22 hospital licensed by the State or operated 

23 under authority of a Federal agency, a 

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1 cy, from a personal physician licensed by 

2 the State, a counselor licensed by the 

3 State, or a victim’s rights advocate pro4 vided by a law enforcement agency that the 

5 adult woman seeking the abortion obtained 

6 medical treatment or counseling for the 

7 rape or an injury related to the rape. 

8 ‘‘(ii) DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING

9 TO MINORS.—A physician who performs or 

10 attempts to perform an abortion under an 

11 exception provided by subparagraph 

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

13 the patient medical file documentation 

14 from a government agency legally author15 ized to act on reports of child abuse that 

16 the rape or incest was reported prior to the 

17 abortion; or, as an alternative, documenta18 tion from a law enforcement agency that 

19 the rape or incest was reported prior to the 

20 abortion. 

21 ‘‘(G) INFORMED CONSENT.— 

22 ‘‘(i) CONSENT FORM REQUIRED.—The 

23 physician who intends to perform or at24 tempt to perform an abortion under the 

25 provisions of subparagraph (B) may not 


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1 perform any part of the abortion procedure 

2 without first obtaining a signed Informed 

3 Consent Authorization form in accordance 

4 with this subparagraph. 

5 ‘‘(ii) CONTENT OF CONSENT FORM.— 

6 The Informed Consent Authorization form 

7 shall be presented in person by the physi8 cian and shall consist of— 

9 ‘‘(I) a statement by the physician 

10 indicating the probable post-fertiliza11 tion age of the pain-capable unborn 

12 child; 

13 ‘‘(II) a statement that Federal 

14 law allows abortion after 20 weeks 

15 fetal age only if the mother’s life is 

16 endangered by a physical disorder, 

17 physical illness, or physical injury, 

18 when the pregnancy was the result of 

19 rape, or an act of incest against a 

20 minor; 

21 ‘‘(III) a statement that the abor22 tion must be performed by the method 

23 most likely to allow the child to be 

24 born alive unless this would cause sig25 nificant risk to the mother; 


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1 ‘‘(IV) a statement that in any 

2 case in which an abortion procedure 

3 results in a child born alive, Federal 

4 law requires that child to be given 

5 every form of medical assistance that 

6 is provided to children spontaneously 

7 born prematurely, including transpor8 tation and admittance to a hospital; 

9 ‘‘(V) a statement that these re10 quirements are binding upon the phy11 sician and all other medical personnel 

12 who are subject to criminal and civil 

13 penalties and that a woman on whom 

14 an abortion has been performed may 

15 take civil action if these requirements 

16 are not followed; and 

17 ‘‘(VI) affirmation that each sign18 er has filled out the informed consent 

19 form to the best of their knowledge 

20 and understands the information con21 tained in the form. 

22 ‘‘(iii) SIGNATORIES REQUIRED.—The 

23 Informed Consent Authorization form shall 

24 be signed in person by the woman seeking 

25 the abortion, the physician performing or 


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1 attempting to perform the abortion, and a 

2 witness. 

3 ‘‘(iv) RETENTION OF CONSENT

4 FORM.—The physician performing or at5 tempting to perform an abortion must re6 tain the signed informed consent form in 

7 the patient’s medical file. 

8 ‘‘(H) REQUIREMENT FOR DATA RETEN9 TION.—Paragraph (j)(2) of section 164.530 of 

10 title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, shall 

11 apply to documentation required to be placed in 

12 a patient’s medical file pursuant to subpara13 graph (F) of subsection (b)(2) and a consent 

14 form required to be retained in a patient’s med15 ical file pursuant to subparagraph (G) of such 

16 subsection in the same manner and to the same 

17 extent as such paragraph applies to documenta18 tion required by paragraph (j)(1) of such sec19 tion. 

20 ‘‘(I) ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS AND RE21 QUIREMENTS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN CASES OF RISK OF DEATH OR

23 MAJOR INJURY TO THE MOTHER.—Sub24 paragraphs (C), (D), and (G) shall not 

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1 compliance with such paragraphs would 

2 pose a greater risk of— 

3 ‘‘(I) the death of the pregnant 

4 woman; or 

5 ‘‘(II) the substantial and irre6 versible physical impairment of a 

7 major bodily function, not including 

8 psychological or emotional conditions, 

9 of the pregnant woman. 

10 ‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FACILI11 TIES.—Notwithstanding the definitions of 

12 the terms ‘medical treatment’ and ‘coun13 seling’ in subsection (g), the counseling or 

14 medical treatment described in subpara15 graph (B)(ii) may not be provided by a fa16 cility that performs abortions (unless that 

17 facility is a hospital). 

18 ‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION IN

19 CASES OF REPORTS TO LAW ENFORCE20 MENT.—The requirements of subparagraph 

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

22 reported at any time prior to the abortion 

23 to a law enforcement agency or Depart24 ment of Defense victim assistance per25 sonnel. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN

2 STATE LAWS.— 

3 ‘‘(I) STATE LAWS REGARDING

4 REPORTING OF RAPE AND INCEST.— 

5 The physician who performs or at6 tempts to perform an abortion under 

7 an exception provided by subpara8 graph (B) shall comply with such ap9 plicable State laws that are in effect 

10 as the State’s Attorney General may 

11 designate, regarding reporting re12 quirements in cases of rape or incest. 

13 ‘‘(II) STATE LAWS REGARDING

14 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—The phy15 sician who intends to perform an 

16 abortion on a minor under an excep17 tion provided by subparagraph (B) 

18 shall comply with any applicable State 

19 laws requiring parental involvement in 

20 a minor’s decision to have an abor21 tion. 

22 ‘‘(c) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Whoever violates sub23 section (a) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 

24 for not more than 5 years, or both. 


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

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

3 attempted may not be prosecuted under, or for a con4 spiracy to violate, subsection (a), or for an offense under 

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

6 ‘‘(e) CIVIL REMEDIES.— 

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

8 ABORTION IS PERFORMED.—A woman upon whom 

9 an abortion has been performed or attempted in vio10 lation of any provision of this section may, in a civil 

11 action against any person who committed the viola12 tion, obtain appropriate relief. 

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

14 ON WHOM AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED.—A parent 

15 of a minor upon whom an abortion has been per16 formed or attempted under an exception provided for 

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

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

19 civil action against any person who committed the 

20 violation obtain appropriate relief, unless the preg21 nancy resulted from the plaintiff’s criminal conduct. 

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

23 in a civil action under this subsection includes— 


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1 ‘‘(A) objectively verifiable money damages 

2 for all injuries, psychological and physical, occa3 sioned by the violation; 

4 ‘‘(B) statutory damages equal to three 

5 times the cost of the abortion; and 

6 ‘‘(C) punitive damages. 

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

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

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

10 under this subsection. 

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

12 defendant in a civil action under this subsection pre13 vails and the court finds that the plaintiff’s suit was 

14 frivolous, the court shall award a reasonable attor15 ney’s fee in favor of the defendant against the plain16 tiff. 

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

18 paragraph (5), in a civil action under this sub19 section, no damages, attorney’s fee or other mone20 tary relief may be assessed against the woman upon 

21 whom the abortion was performed or attempted. 

22 ‘‘(f) DATA COLLECTION.— 

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

24 performs or attempts an abortion described in sub25 section (b)(2)(B) shall annually submit a summary 


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1 of all such abortions to the National Center for 

2 Health Statistics (hereinafter referred to as the 

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

4 calendar year in which the abortion was performed 

5 or attempted. 

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

7 shall include the number of abortions performed or 

8 attempted on an unborn child who had a post-fer9 tilization age of 20 weeks or more and specify the 

10 following for each abortion under subsection 

11 (b)(2)(B): 

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

13 the unborn child; 

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

15 abortion; 

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

17 conducted; 

18 ‘‘(D) the exception under subsection 

19 (b)(2)(B) under which the abortion was con20 ducted; and 

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

22 from the abortion. 

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

24 A summary required under this subsection shall not 

25 contain any information identifying the woman 


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1 whose pregnancy was terminated and shall be sub2 mitted consistent with the Health Insurance Port3 ability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 

4 1320d–2 note). 

5 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Center shall annu6 ally issue a public report providing statistics by 

7 State for the previous year compiled from all of the 

8 summaries made to the Center under this sub9 section. The Center shall take care to ensure that 

10 none of the information included in the public re11 ports could reasonably lead to the identification of 

12 any pregnant woman upon whom an abortion was 

13 performed or attempted. The annual report shall be 

14 issued by July 1 of the calendar year following the 

15 year in which the abortions were performed or at16 tempted. 

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

18 definitions apply: 

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

20 the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, 

21 drug, or any other substance or device— 

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

23 of a woman known to be pregnant; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) to intentionally terminate the preg2 nancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with 

3 an intention other than— 

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

5 birth and preserve the life and health of 

6 the child born alive; or 

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

8 ‘‘(2) ATTEMPT.—The term ‘attempt’, with re9 spect to an abortion, means conduct that, under the 

10 circumstances as the actor believes them to be, con11 stitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct 

12 planned to culminate in performing an abortion. 

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

14 means counseling provided by a counselor licensed 

15 by the State, or a victims rights advocate provided 

16 by a law enforcement agency. 

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

18 medical or counseling group, center or clinic and in19 cludes the entire legal entity, including any entity 

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

21 control with such facility. 

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

23 means the fusion of human spermatozoon with a 

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1 ‘‘(6) MEDICAL TREATMENT.—The term ‘med2 ical treatment’ means treatment provided at a hos3 pital licensed by the State or operated under author4 ity of a Federal agency, at a medical clinic licensed 

5 by the State or operated under authority of a Fed6 eral agency, or from a personal physician licensed by 

7 the State. 

8 ‘‘(7) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means an indi9 vidual who has not attained the age of 18 years. 

10 ‘‘(8) PERFORM.—The term ‘perform’, with re11 spect to an abortion, includes inducing an abortion 

12 through a medical or chemical intervention including 

13 writing a prescription for a drug or device intended 

14 to result in an abortion. 

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

16 a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery 

17 or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or otherwise le18 gally authorized to perform an abortion. 

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

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

21 child as calculated from the fusion of a human 

22 spermatozoon with a human ovum. 

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

24 THE UNBORN CHILD.—The term ‘probable post-fer25 tilization age of the unborn child’ means what, in 


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1 reasonable medical judgment, will with reasonable 

2 probability be the post-fertilization age of the un3 born child at the time the abortion is planned to be 

4 performed or induced. 

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

6 term ‘reasonable medical judgment’ means a medical 

7 judgment that would be made by a reasonably pru8 dent physician, knowledgeable about the case and 

9 the treatment possibilities with respect to the med10 ical conditions involved. 

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

12 child’ means an individual organism of the species 

13 homo sapiens, beginning at fertilization, until the 

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

15 of title 1. 

16 ‘‘(14) WOMAN.—The term ‘woman’ means a fe17 male human being whether or not she has reached 

18 the age of majority.’’. 

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

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

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

22 item: 

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

23 (c) CHAPTER HEADING AMENDMENTS.— 

24 (1) CHAPTER HEADING IN CHAPTER.—The 

25 chapter heading for chapter 74 of title 18, United 


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1 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Partial2 Birth Abortions’’ and inserting ‘‘Abortions’’ 

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

4 item relating to chapter 74 in the table of chapters 

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

6 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘74. Abortions ........................................................................................ 1531’’. 

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