H.R.2299 - Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act as introduced.
  • Official: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. as introduced.

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

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6/22/2011--Introduced.Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor’s

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6/22/2011--Introduced.Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor’s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor’s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant:
(1) reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place; or
(2) was presented with documentation showing that a court waived parental notification requirements or authorized the minor's abortion. Defines "abortion" as the termination of a pregnancy with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, remove a dead unborn child who died as the result of a spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant female or her unborn child. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on a physician who performs or induces an abortion on an out-of-state minor in violation of parental notification requirements. Requires such physician to give 24-hour actual or constructive notice to a parent of the minor seeking an abortion, subject to certain exceptions.

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04/12/12
Congress Should Make Secret Abortions Illegal

Parents are protective of their children. This is not a learned behavior; it is innate. So when a parent learns his or her daughter has had major surgery, say, an open-heart operation or removal of a cancerous growth without being told — and ...

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04/04/12
Girls Deserve Better Than Statutory Rape, Secret Abortions

Our consistent belief in feminist principles is why we support passage of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), H.R. 2299. The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution recently voted to support CIANA. If passed ...

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04/04/12
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Life Sciences

More information can be found here. On March 27th the House Judiciary Committee will hold a mark-up on H.R. 2299, the "Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act." More information can be found here. On March 28th the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime

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04/19/12
Young Feminists: National Organization for Women News: Equal ...

... Endangerment Act, which could criminalize helping a teenage woman access legal abortion care outside of her home state. Tell your representative to vote NO on the "Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act" (H.R. 2299).

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04/14/12
Rants From The Rookery: The Republican War on Women

The Republican War on Women. Continues apace: A handy list of jaw-dropping idiocies. Like this one: "H.R. 2299–would prevent women under 18 from crossing state lines to get an abortion without their parents' consent.

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04/14/12
Rants From The Rookery: The Republican War on Women

The Republican War on Women. Continues apace: A handy list of jaw-dropping idiocies. Like this one: "H.R. 2299–would prevent women under 18 from crossing state lines to get an abortion without their parents' consent.

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