PBA Ban

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The PBA Ban refers to the U.S. federal law that prohibits a specific late-term abortion procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.

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instanceOf United States federal law
abortion law
criminal statute
alsoKnownAs partial-birth abortion ban
appliesTo certain abortion providers
codifiedIn United States Code
constitutionalStatus upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court
controversial true
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor lack of health exception for the pregnant woman
dateSigned 2003-11-05
definesTerm partial-birth abortion
doesNotDirectlyBan all late-term abortions
enactedBy United States Congress
focusesOn procedure rather than gestational age alone
hasOfficialName Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
surface form: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
jurisdiction federal
legalArea criminal law
health law
reproductive rights law
levelOfGovernment federal
litigation Gonzales v. Carhart
Gonzales v. Carhart
surface form: Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America
opposedBy many abortion-rights advocates
penaltyType criminal penalties
policyGoalClaimedBySupporters promote respect for human life
protect fetal life
politicalIssue abortion politics in the United States
presidentAtSigning George W. Bush
prohibits a specific late-term abortion procedure
intact dilation and extraction
regulates method of performing certain abortions
relatedTo Stenberg v. Carhart
replacedEarlierAttempts earlier partial-birth abortion bans struck down by the Supreme Court
shortName PBA Ban
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
signedBy George W. Bush
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
subjectMatter abortion
late-term abortion
supportedBy many anti-abortion advocates
tookEffectInDecade 2000s
typeOfRestriction method-based abortion restriction
upheldBy Supreme Court of the United States
upheldInCase Gonzales v. Carhart
upheldYear 2007
yearEnacted 2003

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