HR 3541 – The Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal
Nondiscrimination Act of 2011 (PRENDA)
Action Needed: Call the Capitol Switchboard
at 202-224-3121 to connect with your Congressman, and ask him or her to
co-sponsor HR 3541, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. (find current list
of co-sponsors in the text of the bill below)
Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-2) has reintroduced this measure to bar any
abortion performed because of a baby’s race or sex. Introduced in the
previous Congress as HR 1822, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act establishes
penalties for abortionists who terminate babies because of skin color or
gender.
Sex selection abortions are increasing in the United States. Census
figures indicate abnormally disproportionate birth ratios in favor of boys
among immigrants from countries where sex selection abortions are common.
The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act would prohibit this growing practice.
The high abortion rates of minority populations have long been suspect in
the U.S., with African American women five times more likely than
non-Hispanic white women to have abortions. Planned Parenthood is
notoriously famous for, among many things, being willing to accept donations
for the explicit and sole purpose of aborting black babies. The Prenatal
Nondiscrimination Act would make it illegal to solicit or accept funds for
sex or race selection abortions.
In addition to criminal penalties, the bill would establish civil
remedies for the mother, father, or maternal grandparent of a baby aborted
because of his or her race or sex.
Text: The complete text of HR 3541 is available at
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.3541:
Co-sponsors: There are 54 co-sponsors of PRENDA.
Status
12-1-11 The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act introduced and referred to the
House Judiciary Committee.
12-6-11 Hearing held on the bill by the Judiciary Committee’s
Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Statements
Statement of Dr. Alveda King on the Reintroduction of the Prenatal
Nondiscrimination Act, HR 3541
Press release when the bill was first introduced in September 2008
Congressman wants to outlaw abortions motivated by race or gender
(November 29, 2011)
