Bill114th CongressFiled Jan 21, 2015Health
H.R. 448
Women's Health Protection Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 21, 2015)
Women's Health Protection Act of 2015
This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services:
- a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures;
- a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedures;
- a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs or provide services via telemedicine;
- a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements of facilities where abortions are performed, or the credentials, hospital privileges, or status of personnel at those facilities;
- a requirement that, prior to obtaining an abortion, a patient make medically unnecessary in-person visits to any individual or entity;
- a limitation on medical training for abortion procedures;
- a prohibition prior to fetal viability;
- a prohibition after fetal viability when continuation of the pregnancy would pose a risk to the woman's life or health;
- a restriction on a woman's ability to obtain an immediate abortion when a delay would pose a risk to the woman's health; or
- a restriction on obtaining an abortion prior to fetal viability based on a woman's reasons or perceived reasons or that requires her to state her reasons before obtaining an abortion.
What just happenedJan 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27](D-CA)Sponsor
146 cosponsors146 D
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- Introduced in HouseJan 21, 2015
- Jan 23, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House