Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act

Legislative

Committee Implicated:

Health and Human Services, Government Operations, Transportation

Summary

Congressional act that would create a national abortion bans on most abortion cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Federalism Implications

Proposal to place a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks (with a few exceptions). This rule would allow states that have stricter abortion laws to remain in place, but superseed any state laws that are less restrictive.

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