Parental Notification and Intervention Act

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This bill prohibits a person or organization from performing, facilitating, or assisting in the performance of an abortion on an unemancipated minor under age 18 without first complying with parental notification requirements, subject to exceptions and limitations.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 12, 2020

Parental Notification and Intervention Act

It establishes penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both—for each willful violation.

A parent who is required to be notified of an abortion of an unemancipated minor may bring an action in federal district court to prohibit the abortion.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Parental Notification and Intervention Act

Latest action (May 12, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 12, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.