House Bill 1322
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Women's Health Protection Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 2, 2017
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House
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Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1322
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Women's Health Protection Act of 2017
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, including a prohibition on a particular abortion procedure;
- 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.
March 2, 2017
03/17/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/02/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/02/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:46 PM