Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act

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The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is a 2003 U.S. federal law that prohibits a specific late-term abortion procedure commonly referred to as "partial-birth" abortion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
abortion law
affects abortion providers
pregnant patients seeking certain late-term abortions
alsoKnownAs PBA Ban
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
appliesTo United States
areaOfLaw constitutional law
criminal law
health law
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States
concerns fetal life
maternal health
controversy criticized by abortion-rights advocates
country United States
defines "partial-birth abortion" as a specific medical procedure
doesNotRegulate all abortion procedures
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
government United States federal government
hasPoliticalContext U.S. abortion debate
imposes criminal penalties on providers performing the banned procedure
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
language English
legalForm public law
legalStatus in force at the federal level
legislativeBody United States Congress
levelOfGovernment federal
motivatedBy opposition to late-term abortion
policyGoal restrict late-term abortion methods
politicalIdeologyContext social conservatism in the United States
presidentAtSigning George W. Bush
prohibits a specific late-term abortion procedure
intact dilation and extraction procedure
regulates late-term abortion procedures
requires criminal liability for knowing performance of the defined procedure
scope nationwide within the United States
shortTitle Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
signedBy George W. Bush
subjectMatter abortion
medical procedures
reproductive rights
supportedBy many anti-abortion organizations
targets specific method of performing late-term abortions
timePeriod early 21st century United States
typeOfRestriction criminal prohibition
yearEnacted 2003

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108th United States Congress enacted Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act shortTitle Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
linked to: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act alsoKnownAs Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
linked to: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
PBA Ban hasOfficialName Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
linked to: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
PBA Ban shortName Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
partial-birth abortion regulatedBy Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (United States)
linked to: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act