S 314 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2011

Introduced Feb 10, 2011 Originated Senate Sponsor Mike Johanns R-NE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 10, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider who knowingly performs an abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks or more after fertilization), to first: (1) inform the woman of the probable age of the child, (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt), (3) provide information that pain medicine administered to the mother may not prevent pain in the child, but in some cases anesthesia or pain-reducing drugs can be administered directly to the child, (4) give the woman the provider's best medical judgment of the risks and costs of such anesthesia or analgesic, and (5) obtain the woman's signature on the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form and her explicit request for or refusal of the administration of drugs to the child. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure that includes a statement that there is substantial evidence that the process of being killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain and that the mother has the option of having pain-reducing drugs administered directly to the child.

Creates an exception to save the life of the mother.

Establishes civil penalties for willfully failing to comply with this Act. Authorizes: (1) the U.S. Attorney General (DOJ) to bring a civil action under this Act, and (2) private rights of action for violations of this Act.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 10, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-LADavid VitterOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-AZJon KylOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalFeb 10, 2011
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalFeb 10, 2011
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Actions 2

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  1. Feb 10, 2011Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 10, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Feb 10, 2011Introduced in Senate

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