Bill113th Congress

S. 356

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013

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Introduced
Feb 14, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Health
Latest Action
Feb 14, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]

Republican·NE
Bioguide ID: J000291
First Name: Mike
Last Name: Johanns
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
356
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 14, 2013
Policy Area
Health
Is Law
No
Feb 14, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Source: Senate

Feb 14, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Feb 14, 20130

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider who knowingly performs an abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks or more after fertilization), to first: (1) inform the woman of the probable age of the child, (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt), (3) provide information that pain medicine administered to the mother may not prevent pain in the child, but in some cases anesthesia or pain-reducing drugs can be administered directly to the child, (4) give the woman the provider's best medical judgment of the risks and costs of such anesthesia or analgesic, and (5) obtain the woman's signature on the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form and her explicit request for or refusal of the administration of drugs to the child. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure that includes a statement that there is substantial evidence that the process of being killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain and that the mother has the option of having pain-reducing drugs administered directly to the child.

Creates an exception to save the life of the mother.

Establishes civil penalties for willfully failing to comply with this Act. Authorizes: (1) the Attorney General (DOJ) to bring a civil action under this Act, and (2) private rights of action for violations of this Act.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Senate· Standing
AbortionCivil actions and liabilityHealth information and medical recordsSurgery and anesthesia

Introduced in Senate

Feb 14, 2013

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013 — Informed