HR 361/S. 165 - Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA)

The Abortion Non-Discrimination Act was introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 361 by Congressmen John Fleming (LA-4) and Dan Boren (OK-2) on January 20, 2011. The identical bill was introduced in the Senate as S. 165 by Senator David Vitter (LA) on January 25, 2011. Senators Dan Coats (IN), Tom Coburn (OK), and Mike Enzi (WY) co-sponsor S. 165.

The legislation protects health care entities, both individuals and institutions, from discrimination by any recipient of federal financial assistance for refusing to perform, pay for, or refer for abortion. It also bars any entity that receives federal funding from forcing a person or institution to undergo or provide training in abortion procedures.

Text

The text of H.R. 361 is available here.  The text of S. 165 is the same.

Status\Co-Sponsors

It currently has 76 co-sponsors

H.R. 361 was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on January 20, 2011.

S. 165 was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on January 25, 2011.

Statements

To view the Press Release issued by Congressman Fleming upon the bill’s introduction, please go to http://fleming.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=221080

Letter to Congress Regarding H.R. 361, the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) (January 20, 2011)
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo , Chairman, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, USCCB

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