Partial Birth Abortion Is Murder Act

Bill: 117-hr-7604
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2022-04-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Partial Birth Abortion Is Murder Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases criminal penalties for knowingly performing a partial-birth abortion.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7604 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2022 Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced penalties for partial birth abortions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Partial Birth Abortion Is Murder Act . 2. Increased penalty Section 1531(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. and inserting the following: Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life (but in no event for not less than 5 years), may in addition be fined under this title, and shall not be eligible for supervised release. .