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Legal Trends in Bioethics

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill making it a federal crime to transport a minor across state lines, in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions (H.R. 476, 107th Cong., 2d Sess., 2002). According to its sponsor, the Child Custody Protection Act would protect the health and safety of young girls, as well as the right of parents to be involved in medical decisions made by minor daughters. The proposed law imposes the risk of fines and imprisonment upon the party who transports the minor, and allows parents whose legal rights were harmed by a violation of the act to bring civil action. It is interesting that one representative unsuccessfully moved to exempt an adult sibling, grandparent, minister, rabbi, pastor, priest, or other religious leader from the prohibition against transporting the minor. The House-approved bill was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.