S. 839 · 109th Congress

Access to Reproductive Health Information Act

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
2005-04-19
Latest action
2005-04-20 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.

Summary

Access to Reproductive Health Information Act - Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 to repeal a provision that prohibits certain Federal funds from being made available to any Federal agency or program or State or local government that discriminates against any institutional or individual health care entity on the basis that such entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortion. Defines "health care entity" to include an individual physician or health care profession, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan.