S. 78 The Pregnant Women’s Health and Safety Act

S. 78, the Pregnant Women’s Health and Safety Act, would establish protections for women seeking abortion. To ensure continuity of care for a woman who has an abortion, the bill would require an abortionist to have admitting privileges at a hospital no farther than one hour away from where the abortion took place.

To better assure that minimum standards of care are maintained by abortion clinics, the bill would also require any abortion performing facility that receives federal funds to be licensed by the state and to meet federal standards for ambulatory surgical centers.

Text

The complete text of S. 78 may be found at https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/78/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22abortion%22%5D%7D

Co-Sponsors

S. 78 was introduced by Senator David Vitter (LA). A list of the bill’s co-sponsors is available at https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/78/cosponsors?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22abortion%22%5D%7D

Status

1-7-15 S. 78 introduced in the Senate.

1-7-15 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.