Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act

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The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is a 2003 U.S. federal law that prohibits a specific late-term abortion procedure commonly referred to as "partial-birth" abortion.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
abortion law
affects abortion providers
pregnant patients seeking certain late-term abortions
alsoKnownAs PBA Ban
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
surface form: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
appliesTo United States of America
surface form: United States
areaOfLaw constitutional law
criminal law
health law
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States
concerns fetal life
maternal health
controversy criticized by abortion-rights advocates
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defines "partial-birth abortion" as a specific medical procedure
doesNotRegulate all abortion procedures
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
government United States government
surface form: United States federal government
hasPoliticalContext U.S. abortion debate
imposes criminal penalties on providers performing the banned procedure
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalForm public law
legalStatus in force at the federal level
legislativeBody United States Congress
levelOfGovernment federal
motivatedBy opposition to late-term abortion
policyGoal restrict late-term abortion methods
politicalIdeologyContext social conservatism in the United States
presidentAtSigning George W. Bush
prohibits a specific late-term abortion procedure
intact dilation and extraction procedure
regulates late-term abortion procedures
requires criminal liability for knowing performance of the defined procedure
scope nationwide within the United States
shortTitle Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
signedBy George W. Bush
subjectMatter abortion
medical procedures
reproductive rights
supportedBy many anti-abortion organizations
targets specific method of performing late-term abortions
timePeriod early 21st century United States
typeOfRestriction criminal prohibition
yearEnacted 2003

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108th United States Congress enacted Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act shortTitle Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act alsoKnownAs Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
this entity surface form: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
PBA Ban hasOfficialName Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
this entity surface form: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
PBA Ban shortName Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
"partial-birth abortion" as a specific medical procedure regulatedBy Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
subject surface form: partial-birth abortion
this entity surface form: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (United States)