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18 U.S.C. 1841: Protection of unborn children

Created in 2004 by Public Law 108-212. Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

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2004Pub. L. 108-212created it

18 U.S.C. 1841Protection of unborn children

(2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the punishment for that…

(a)(1) Whoever engages in conduct that violates any of the provisions of law…

(b)The provisions referred to in subsection (a) are the following:

(B)An offense under this section does not require proof that—

(c)Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the prosecution—

(C)If the person engaging in the conduct thereby intentionally kills or attempts…

(d)As used in this section, the term "unborn child" means a child in utero, and…

(D)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the death penalty shall not be…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 108-212 (Apr 1, 2004).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.