109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1983
To prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental
activities.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 9, 2005
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. DEMINT,
Mr. DEWINE, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. COBURN, Mr. GREGG, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. ENSIGN,
Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. KYL, Mr. VITTER, and Mr. BURR) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental
activities.
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 `Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2005'.
SEC. 2. ABORTION NON-DISCRIMINATION.
Section 245 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238n) is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking `and licensing of physicians' and
inserting `, licensing, and practice of physicians and other health care
entities';
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking `to perform such abortions' and
inserting `to perform, provide coverage of, or pay for induced abortions';
and
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `includes' and inserting `means';
and
(i) by inserting `or other health professional,' after `an individual
physician';
(ii) by striking `and a participant' and inserting `a participant';
and
(iii) by inserting before the period the following: `, a hospital,
a provider sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization,
a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility,
organization or plan'.
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