CHILD INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFICATION ACT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 2299 MARCH 8, 2012 Serial No. 112–87 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://judiciary.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 73–214 PDF WASHINGTON : 2012 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:25 Apr 18, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 H:\WORK\CONST\030812\73214.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY LAMAR SMITH, Texas, Chairman F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan Wisconsin HOWARD L. BERMAN, California HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina JERROLD NADLER, New York ELTON GALLEGLY, California ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT, Virginia BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California ZOE LOFGREN, California STEVE CHABOT, Ohio SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas DARRELL E. ISSA, California MAXINE WATERS, California MIKE PENCE, Indiana STEVE COHEN, Tennessee J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., STEVE KING, Iowa Georgia TRENT FRANKS, Arizona PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois JIM JORDAN, Ohio JUDY CHU, California TED POE, Texas TED DEUTCH, Florida JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ, California TIM GRIFFIN, Arkansas JARED POLIS, Colorado TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania TREY GOWDY, South Carolina DENNIS ROSS, Florida SANDY ADAMS, Florida BEN QUAYLE, Arizona MARK AMODEI, Nevada RICHARD HERTLING, Staff Director and Chief Counsel PERRY APELBAUM, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION TRENT FRANKS, Arizona, Chairman MIKE PENCE, Indiana, Vice-Chairman STEVE CHABOT, Ohio JERROLD NADLER, New York J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois STEVE KING, Iowa JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan JIM JORDAN, Ohio ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT, Virginia PAUL B. TAYLOR, Chief Counsel DAVID LACHMANN, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:25 Apr 18, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 0486 H:\WORK\CONST\030812\73214.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA C O N T E N T S MARCH 8, 2012 Page THE BILL H.R. 2299, the ‘‘Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act’’ ................................ 3 OPENING STATEMENTS The Honorable Trent Franks, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona, and Chairman, Subcommittee on the Constitution ....................... 1 The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution ....... 15 WITNESSES Teresa Stanton Collett, Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 18 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 21 The Very Rev’d. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale, President and Dean, Episcopal Divinity School Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 41 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 43 Michael J. New, Ph.D., Department of Social Sciences, University of Michi- gan—Dearborn Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 49 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 51 LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARING Prepared Statement of the Honorable Lamar Smith, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, and Chairman, Committee on the Judici- ary ......................................................................................................................... 16 APPENDIX MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARING RECORD Prepared Statement of the Honorable Trent Franks, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona, and Chairman, Subcommittee on the Constitution .......................................................................................................... 69 Prepared Statement of the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida ................................................................ 71 Response to Post-Hearing Questions from Teresa Stanton Collett, Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law ............................................... 72 Response to Post-Hearing Questions from the Very Rev’d. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale, President and Dean, Episcopal Divinity School ............................... 76 Prepared Statement of Americans United for Life, submitted by the Honor- able Trent Franks, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona, and Chairman, Subcommittee on the Constitution ........................................... 83 (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:25 Apr 18, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 H:\WORK\CONST\030812\73214.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA IV Page Material submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution Prepared Statement of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health ............................................................................................................ 104 Prepared Statement of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ........... 109 Letter in opposition to H.R. 2299, the ‘‘Child Interstate Abortion Notifica- tion Act’’ ......................................................................................................... 115 Prepared Statement of the Center for Reproductive Rights ......................... 117 Letter in opposition to H.R. 2299, the ‘‘Child Interstate Abortion Notifica- tion Act’’ ......................................................................................................... 134 Prepared Statement of the National Abortion Federation ............................ 137 Prepared Statement of the National Partnership for Women & Families (PRCH) ........................................................................................................... 140 Prepared Statement of the Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health ............................................................................................................ 145 Prepared Statement of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project ....... 149 VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:25 Apr 18, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 H:\WORK\CONST\030812\73214.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA CHILD INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFICATION ACT THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 9:41 a.m., in room 2141, Rayburn Office Building, the Honorable Trent Franks (Chair- man of the Subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Franks, King, Jordan, Nadler, Scott, and Quigley. Staff present: (Majority) Paul Taylor, Subcommittee Chief Coun- sel; Jacki Pick, Counsel; Sarah Vance, Clerk; (Minority) David Lachmann, Subcommittee Staff Director; and Veronica Eligan, Pro- fessional Staff Member. Mr. FRANKS. Good morning, and welcome to this Constitution Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 2299, the ‘‘Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.’’ Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare the recess of the Committee at any time. The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, more commonly known as CIANA, is a very reasonable measure that would prevent the transportation of a minor across State lines in circumvention of a parental consent law that applies to a minor’s abortion proce- dure. This law is consistently supported by 70 percent of the Amer- ican people in national opinion polls. More than 30 States have made it clear through legislation that parents have the right to know whether their minor daughters are trying to undergo an abortion. Parents play a critical role in the well-being of their daughters, particularly in such a context. And I would quote the bill sponsor, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, ‘‘As a mother and a grandmother, I understand the importance of the unconditional love and support that parents can give to their children. This re- sponsibility is nonnegotiable and nontransferable. This bill assures young women that they are not alone, if ever they find themselves contemplating undergoing an abortion.’’ Parental notification laws have proven to be effective at lowering the abortion rate among minors, and, therefore, they are effective at lowering the attending risks that accompany abortion. Abortion is a serious surgical procedure with serious physical and psychological risks, some of which can be especially detri- mental when experienced at a young age. These include increased (1) VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:25 Apr 18, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6601 H:\WORK\CONST\030812\73214.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA 2 risks of breast cancer, extremely premature birth in subsequent pregnancy—that is, delivering at 28 weeks of gestation or less— and suicide. When a woman experiences an abortion early in life, she can lose the protective effect