United States · Bill · S
S. 939 (104th)
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995
Introduced
16 June 1995
Last action
19 June 1995 · Calendars
Status
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127.
Sponsors
Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI], Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 - Subjects anyone who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce to a fine or imprisonment for not more than two years or both. Defines "partial-birth abortion" as partial, vaginal delivery of the fetus prior to killing the fetus and completing the delivery. Permits the parents or the maternal grandparents (if the mother has not attained the age of 18 at the time of the abortion) through a civil action to obtain relief which would include money damages for all injuries and statutory damages equal to three times the cost of the partial-birth abortion, even if any party consented to an abortion. Permits the affirmative defense to a prosecution or a civil action, which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence, that the physician reasonably believed: (1) the procedure was necessary to save the woman's life; and (2) no other form of abortion would have sufficed for that purpose.
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Timeline
16 June 1995
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
16 June 1995
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 1995
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127.
Source: Calendars
Votes
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Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 19 June 1995 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 19 June 1995
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 19 June 1995
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 June 1995
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Sponsors
- Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/939
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/939
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