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S 3 - Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill - National Key Vote

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Title: Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that prohibits any individual from knowingly performing the procedure known as intact dilation and extraction, in which a fetus/unborn child is partially delivered before it is aborted.

Highlights:

  • Permits the procedure if the life of the woman were in danger.
  • Penalizes anyone who illegally performed the procedure with fines and up to two years imprisonment.

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See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that prohibits any individual from knowingly performing the procedure known as intact dilation and extraction, in which a fetus/unborn child is partially delivered before it is aborted.

Highlights:

  • Permits the procedure if the life of the woman were in danger.
  • Penalizes anyone who illegally performed the procedure with fines and up to two years imprisonment.

Full Bill Text

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.

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