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H.R. 760: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003

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H.R. 760: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Laid on the table. See S. 3 for further action.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 240 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR760 (2003-06-04), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Laid on the table. See S. 3 for further action. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced on February 13, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any physician or other individual from knowingly performing a partial-birth abortion, except when necessary to save the life of a mother that is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury. Defines a "partial-birth abortion" as an abortion in which the person performing the abortion: (1) deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the mother's body, or, in the case of a breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the mother's body; and (2) performs the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus. Authorizes the father, if married to the mother at the time of the abortion, and the maternal grandparents of the fetus, if the mother is under 18 years of age, to obtain specified relief in a civil action, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion. Authorizes a defendant accused of an offense under this Act to seek a hearing before the State Medical Board on whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother. Prohibits the prosecution of a woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed for conspiracy to violate this Act or under provisions regarding punishment as a principal or an accessory or for concealment of a felony.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · 161 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (2003-03-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (2003-03-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 101 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr760 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108