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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 25
To protect the reproductive rights of women.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. EDWARDS of California (for himself, Mr. FAZIO, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mrs.
MORELLA, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. SABO, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Ms.
HARMAN, Mr. KLEIN, Mr. MINETA, Mrs. MINK, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr.
SHAYS, Ms. SNOWE, and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
FEBRUARY 5, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ANDREWS of
Texas, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine, Mr. BAC-
CHUS of Florida, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. BYRNE, Mr.
DEFAZIO, Mr. DERRICK, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. DOOLEY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr.
FILNER, Mr. FORD of Tennessee, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr. FRANK of
Massachusetts, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KOPETSKI, Mr. LEH-
MAN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr.
MILLER of California, Mr. MORAN, Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Ms. PELOSI,
Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SCHENK, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. WYNN,
Mr. SWIFT, Mr. WASHINGTON, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. YATES, Mr. FROST, Mr.
BECERRA, Mr. WILSON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. COPPERSMITH, Mr. GENE
GREEN of Texas, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. MEEK,
Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FINGERHUT, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. CARR,
Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. WATT, Mr. DICKS, Mr.
HUGHES, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. DELLUMS,
Mr. EVANS, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida,
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr.
PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SCOTT, Ms. SHEP-
HERD, Mr. SKAGGS, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. STARK, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ,
Mr. GALLO, Mr. DIXON, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. KREIDLER, Mrs. COLLINS of
Illinois, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, and Mr. WAXMAN
MARCH 23, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. PETERSON of Florida,
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia, Mr. HOYER, Mr. GEJDENSON, Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona, Mr.
PICKLE, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. VENTO, AND Ms.
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON OF TEXAS
Deleted sponsor: Mr. SMITH of Oregon (added February 2, 1993; deleted
February 16, 1993)
A BILL
To protect the reproductive rights of women.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom of Choice
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO CHOOSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), a State may not restrict the right of a woman to
choose to terminate a pregnancy—
(1) before fetal viability; or
(2) at any time, if such termination is necessary
to protect the life or health of the woman.
(b) MEDICALLY
NECESSARY
REQUIREMENTS.—A
State may impose requirements medically necessary to
protect the life or health of women referred to in sub-
section (a).
(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to prevent a State—
(1) from requiring a minor to involve a parent,
guardian, or other responsible adult before terminat-
ing a pregnancy; or
(2) from protecting unwilling individuals from
having to participate in the performance of abortions
to which they are conscientiously opposed.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ‘‘STATE’’.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ includes the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
and each other territory or possession of the United
States.
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