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To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit funds under such title from being used for any system through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services.

H.R. 3741 · 118th Congress · May 26, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Prohibition on title X funding for systems through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services

Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“1009. Prohibition on systems through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services

“(a) Prohibition—Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used for a system, such as a hotline or website, through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services.

“(b) Exceptions—Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to counseling or a referral provided to an individual regarding abortion services where—

“(1) such individual is pregnant as the result of rape or incest; or

“(2) a physician certifies that such individual suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would place the individual in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-threatening physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.”