A bill to require Armed Forces medical facilities and public and private medical facilities receiving Federal financial assistance to permit women to be accompanied by a person of their choice while undergoing childbirth.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 February 1976

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Summary

Requires each Armed Forces medical facility and public and private medical facility receiving Federal financial assistance to establish policies to permit women undergoing childbirth at such facilities to be accompanied by the person of their choice. Permits the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, with respect to Armed Forces medical facilities and private and public medical facilities receiving Federal financial assistance, respectively, to authorize the imposition of restrictions on such attendance which are required for the protection of health.

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summary · EN · 24 February 1976
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/12043
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