H.R. 684 · 115th Congress
Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2017
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This bill prohibits recovery of damages in certain civil actions based on a claim that, but for the conduct of the defendant, a child, once conceived, would not or should not have been born.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 24, 2017
Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2017
This bill prohibits recovery of damages in certain civil actions based on a claim that, but for the conduct of the defendant, a child, once conceived, would not or should not have been born.
The prohibition applies to claims based on a child's disability, defect, abnormality, race, sex, or other inborn characteristic.
The bill bars such prohibition from being construed to: (1) provide a defense against charges of intentional misrepresentation in state proceedings regulating the professional practices of health care providers and practitioners; (2) provide a defense in any criminal action, including cases of rape or incest; or (3) limit damages in cases where the conduct of the defendant caused personal injury or death to the child or gestational mother.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2017
Latest action (Feb 14, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 24, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.