106th Congress
1st Session
House of Representatives
To reform abortion in the United States
IN THE U.S. HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
Ms. Blank/Representative introduced the following bill that was referred to the committee
on public healthcare and welfare.
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A BILL
To initiate an abortion bill that would allow women the choice to decide the fate of their unborn child.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives
2. In the United States in Congress Assembled
3. SECTION 1 TITLE
4. This act may be cited as the "Abortion Freedom Act of 2000"
5. The PURPOSES of this act are:
6. (1) To give a woman free choice regarding abortions
7. (2) To keep public facilitates from restricting abortions.
8. (3) To have abortions readily available for women, regardless of background and such.
9. SECTION 3 ENACTMENT
10. The following subsections of House of Representatives shall be established to accomplish the said 11. purposes:
12. (1) FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS:
13. a. The federal government cannot prevent any woman from having an abortion.
14. b. Funding for abortions would be provided by the government and money would be taken out
15. of the defense budget for select cases.
16. c. Federal government does not have a say on who can and cannot have an abortion.
17. d. Abortions to women under the age of eighteen must have parent notification; however, no
18. parent has the right to make the final decision.
19. e. No state, city, county... can prosecute anyone who preformed or had an abortion.
20. (2) PROTECTION FOR WOMEN:
21. a. Women will be escorted in and out of the building by guards.
22. b. Women will stay in the clinic for a mandatory minium of two days after the operation to
23. ensure that no health or immediate mental problems arise.
24. c. Protestors will be ordered to stay away from the w...