United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5708 (93rd)
Right of Conscience in Abortion Procedures Act
Introduced
15 March 1973
Last action
15 March 1973 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Sponsors
Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Burke, James A. [D-MA-11], Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2], Rep. Cronin, Paul W. [R-MA-5], Rep. Delaney, James J. [D-NY-9], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Esch, Marvin L. [R-MI-2], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Gude, Gilbert [R-MD-8], Rep. Gunter, Bill [D-FL-5], Rep. Hanrahan, Robert P. [R-IL-3], Rep. Hansen, Orval [R-ID-2], Rep. Helstoski, Henry [D-NJ-9], Rep. Holifield, Chet [D-CA-19], Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Huber, Robert J. [R-MI-18], Rep. Hudnut, William H., III [R-IN-11], Rep. Jordan, Barbara [D-TX-18], Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-18], Rep. Kuykendall, Dan H. [R-TN-8], Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1], Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-15], Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
3 September 2025
Summary
Rights of Conscience in Abortion Procedures Act - Requires Medical institutions to provide a certificate indicating respect for an individual employee's right not to participate in abortions contrary to that individual's conscience as a requirement for hospital eligibility for Federal financial assistance.
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Timeline
15 March 1973
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 March 1973
Sponsors
- Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burke, James A. [D-MA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cronin, Paul W. [R-MA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Delaney, James J. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Esch, Marvin L. [R-MI-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gude, Gilbert [R-MD-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gunter, Bill [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hanrahan, Robert P. [R-IL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, Orval [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Helstoski, Henry [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holifield, Chet [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huber, Robert J. [R-MI-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hudnut, William H., III [R-IN-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Barbara [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuykendall, Dan H. [R-TN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/5708
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/5708
- us · 93-hr-5708 · source updated 3 September 2025