Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7177 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7177 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Turner syndrome. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2026 Mr. Feenstra (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Turner syndrome. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DISCRIMINATION BY ABORTION AGAINST AN UNBORN CHILD ON THE BASIS OF TURNER SYNDROME PROHIBITED. (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 250. Discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Turner syndrome prohibited ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Abortion.--The term `abortion' means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to-- ``(A) kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or ``(B) terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other than-- ``(i) to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child born alive; ``(ii) to save the life of the pregnant woman; or ``(iii) to remove a dead unborn child. ``(2) Turner syndrome.--The term `Turner syndrome' means a chromosomal disorder associated with-- ``(A) a