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Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2017
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H. R. 684 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 684


To prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 24, 2017

Mr. Palazzo (for himself, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Harper) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Prohibition of recovery in certain wrongful life and wrongful birth civil actions.

(a) General rule.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not recover damages in any designated civil action (as defined in subsection (d)) based on a claim that, but for the conduct of the defendant, a child, once conceived, would not or should not have been born.

(b) Application to certain claims.—Subsection (a) applies, among others, to a claim based in whole or in part on disability, defect, abnormality, race, sex, or other inborn characteristic of the child.

(c) Rule of construction.—Subsection (a) shall not be construed—

(1) to provide a defense against charges of intentional misrepresentation in any proceeding under State law regulating the professional practices of health care providers and practitioners;

(2) to provide a defense in any criminal action, including cases of rape or incest; or

(3) to limit the recovery of damages in cases where the conduct of the defendant caused personal injury or death to the child or gestational mother.

(d) Definitions.—In this section—

(1) the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States; and

(2) the term “designated civil action” means a civil action, in Federal or State court—

(A) arising under Federal law; or

(B) based on a claim involving health care services affecting interstate or foreign commerce.