H.R. 165 · 112th Congress
Informed Choice Act
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Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to nonprofit community-based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 5, 2011
Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to nonprofit community-based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment. Requires each grantee to: (1) provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women; (2) show the visual image of the fetus from the ultrasound examination to each pregnant woman with a general anatomical and physiological description of the fetus; (3) give each pregnant woman the approximate age of the embryo or fetus; (4) provide information on abortion and alternatives to abortion, such as childbirth and adoption, and information concerning public and private agencies that will assist in those alternatives; and (5) obtain medical malpractice insurance. Limits each grant to the lesser of 50% of the purchase price of the ultrasound machine involved or $20,000.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Informed Choice Act
Latest action (Feb 1, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 5, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.