or former licensed health care provider of, 
that woman; or 
‘‘(iii) the United States Attorney for 
the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(5) ATTORNEYS FEES FOR PLAINTIFF.—The 
court shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee as part 
of the costs to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil action 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) ATTORNEYS FEES FOR DEFENDANT.—If a 
defendant in a civil action under this section prevails 
and the court finds that the plaintiff’s suit was friv-
olous and brought in bad faith, the court shall also 
render judgment for a reasonable attorney’s fee in 
favor of the defendant against the plaintiff. 
‘‘(7) AWARDS AGAINST WOMAN.—Except under 
paragraph (6), in a civil action under this sub-
section, no damages, attorney’s fee or other mone-
tary relief may be assessed against the woman upon 
whom the abortion was performed or attempted. 
‘‘(f) PROTECTION
OF PRIVACY
IN COURT PRO-
CEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent the 
Constitution or other similarly compelling reason re-
quires, in every civil or criminal action under this 
section, the court shall make such orders as are nec-
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essary 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 dis-
closure. Such orders may be made upon motion, but 
shall be made sua sponte if not otherwise sought by 
a party. 
‘‘(2) ORDERS
TO
PARTIES, WITNESSES, AND 
COUNSEL.—The court shall issue appropriate orders 
under paragraph (1) to the parties, witnesses, and 
counsel and shall direct the sealing of the record and 
exclusion of individuals from courtrooms or hearing 
rooms to the extent necessary to safeguard her iden-
tity from public disclosure. Each such order shall be 
accompanied by specific written findings explaining 
why the anonymity of the woman must be preserved 
from public disclosure, why the order is essential to 
that end, how the order is narrowly tailored to serve 
that interest, and why no reasonable less restrictive 
alternative exists. 
‘‘(3) PSEUDONYM REQUIRED.—In the absence 
of written consent of the woman upon whom an 
abortion has been performed or attempted, any 
party, other than a public official, who brings an ac-
tion under paragraphs (1), (2), or (4) of subsection 
(e) shall do so under a pseudonym. 
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‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—This subsection shall not be 
construed to conceal the identity of the plaintiff or 
of witnesses from the defendant or from attorneys 
for the defendant. 
‘‘(g) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) DUTY
TO
REPORT.—Any physician who 
performs or attempts an abortion within the District 
of Columbia shall report that abortion to the rel-
evant District of Columbia health agency (herein-
after in this section referred to as the ‘health agen-
cy’) on a schedule and in accordance with forms and 
regulations prescribed by the health agency. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(A) POST-FERTILIZATION AGE.—For the 
determination of probable postfertilization age 
of the unborn child, whether ultrasound was 
employed in making the determination, and the 
week of probable post-fertilization age that was 
determined. 
‘‘(B) METHOD OF ABORTION.—Which of 
the following methods or combination of meth-
ods was employed: 
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‘‘(i) Dilation, dismemberment, and 
evacuation of fetal parts also known as ‘di-
lation and evacuation’. 
‘‘(ii) Intra-amniotic instillation of sa-
line, urea, or other substance (specify sub-
stance) to kill the unborn child, followed by 
induction of labor. 
‘‘(iii) Intracardiac or other intra-fetal 
injection of digoxin, potassium chloride, or 
other substance (specify substance) in-
tended to kill the unborn child, followed by 
induction of labor. 
‘‘(iv) Partial-birth abortion, as defined 
in section 1531. 
‘‘(v) Manual vacuum aspiration with-
out other methods. 
‘‘(vi) Electrical vacuum aspiration 
without other methods. 
‘‘(vii) Abortion induced by use of 
mifepristone 
in 
combination 
with 
misoprostol; or 
‘‘(viii) if none of the methods de-
scribed in the other clauses of this sub-
paragraph was employed, whatever method 
was employed. 
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‘‘(C) AGE OF WOMAN.—The age or approx-
imate age of the pregnant woman. 
‘‘(D) COMPLIANCE
WITH
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR EXCEPTION.—The facts relied upon and 
the basis for any determinations required to es-
tablish compliance with the requirements for 
the exception provided by subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS FROM REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) A report required under this sub-
section shall not contain the name or the ad-
dress of the woman whose pregnancy was ter-
minated, nor shall the report contain any other 
information identifying the woman. 
‘‘(B) Such report shall contain a unique 
Medical Record Number, to enable matching 
the report to the woman’s medical records. 
‘‘(C) Such reports shall be maintained in 
strict confidence by the health agency, shall not 
be available for public inspection, and shall not 
be made available except— 
‘‘(i) to the United States Attorney for 
the District of Columbia or that Attorney’s 
delegate for a criminal investigation or a 
civil investigation of conduct that may vio-
late this section; or 
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