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Motherhood Protection Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2247
To provide additional punishment for certain crimes against women when the
crimes cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancies, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2003
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. FROST, Mr. FRANK of
Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide additional punishment for certain crimes against women when the
crimes cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancies, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Motherhood Protection Act of 2003'.
SEC. 2. CRIMES AGAINST A WOMAN THAT AFFECT THE NORMAL COURSE OF HER
PREGNANCY.
(a) Whoever engages in any violent or assaultive conduct against a pregnant
woman resulting in the conviction of the person so engaging for a violation
of any of the provisions of law set forth in subsection (c), and thereby
causes an interruption to the normal course of the pregnancy resulting in
prenatal injury (including termination of the pregnancy), shall, in addition
to any penalty imposed for the violation, be punished as provided in
subsection (b).
(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) is--
(1) if the relevant provision of law set forth in subsection (c) is set
forth in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of that subsection, a fine under title
18, United States Code, or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both,
but if the interruption terminates the pregnancy, a fine under title 18,
United States Code, or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or
both; and
(2) if the relevant provision of law is set forth in subsection (c)(4), the
punishment shall be such punishment (other than the death penalty) as the
court martial may direct.
(c) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Sections 36, 37, 43, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 229, 242, 245, 247, 248,
351, 831, 844(d), (f), (h)(1), and (i), 924(j), 930, 1111, 1112, 1114, 1116,
1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1153(a), 1201(a), 1203(a), 1365(a), 1501, 1503,
1505, 1512, 1513, 1751, 1864, 1951, 1952(a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), and (a)(3)(B),
1958, 1959, 1992, 2113, 2114, 2116, 2118, 2119, 2191, 2231, 2241(a), 2245,
2261, 2261A, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2340A, and 2441 of title 18,
United States Code.
(2) Section 408(e) of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 848).
(3) Section 202 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2283).
(4) Sections 918, 919(a), 919(b)(2), 920(a), 922, 924, 926, and 928 of title
10, United States Code (articles 118, 119(a), 119(b)(2), 120(a), 122, 124,
126, and 128).
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