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H.R. 8498

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To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · October 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
October 1, 2020
Cosponsors (45)
0D 45R
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Informed Consent Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly performing an abortion or sterilization procedure without obtaining informed consent, unless the procedure is necessary to save an individual's life or otherwise prevent substantial impairment of a major bodily function. An individual who performs these procedures absent informed consent is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.

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