42 U.S.C. § 300z–10 — Restrictions

submitted 82 years ago by Pub. L. 97-35 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 123 words · no verdicts yet

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Grant money under this law cannot go to programs that provide, subcontract for, or pay for abortions or abortion counseling or referral, though a program can refer a pregnant teen for abortion counseling if she and her parents or guardians ask for it. Grants also cannot go to programs that advocate for, promote, or encourage abortion, and the Secretary must check compliance and can withhold funds.

(a) Grants or payments can only go to programs or projects that do not provide abortions or abortion counseling or referral, and that do not subcontract with or pay anyone who provides abortions or abortion counseling or referral. There is one exception: such a program or project may provide referral for abortion counseling to a pregnant adolescent if both the adolescent and her parents or guardians request that referral. Grants may also only go to programs or projects that do not advocate, promote, or encourage abortion. (b) The Secretary must check whether programs or projects comply with subsection (a), and must take appropriate action, including withholding funds, if a program or project does not comply.

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(a)

Grants or payments may be made only to programs or projects which do not provide abortions or abortion counseling or referral, or which do not subcontract with or make any payment to any person who provides abortions or abortion counseling or referral, except that any such program or project may provide referral for abortion counseling to a pregnant adolescent if such adolescent and the parents or guardians of such adolescent request such referral; and grants may be made only to projects or programs which do not advocate, promote, or encourage abortion.

(b)

The Secretary shall ascertain whether programs or projects comply with subsection (a) and take appropriate action if programs or projects do not comply with such subsection, including withholding of funds.

Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XX, § 2011, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 955(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 592.)

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1944Enacted · Pub. L. 97-35 · 95 Stat. 592

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