Forced Abortion Condemnation Act is a bill, introduced at the

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on September 29, 1997, by the Republican sponsor Tillie Fowler. It sought to "condemn those officials of the

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, the

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, and other persons who are involved in the enforcement of

forced abortion Forced abortion is a form of reproductive coercion that refers to the act of compelling a woman to undergo termination of a pregnancy against her will or without explicit consent. Forced abortion may also be defined as coerced abortion, and may o ...

s by preventing such persons from entering or remaining in the United States". On November 6, 1997, the bill passed the

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, but was not passed by the

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. The bill was re-introduced on January 6, 1999, at the subsequent meeting of the U.S. Congress, but was not enacted either as it was opposed by the

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Text of the billStatement of the Clinton administration regarding the bill
{{Abortion United States proposed federal abortion legislation Acts of the 105th United States Congress 106th United States Congress Abortion in China China–United States relations Forced abortion One-child policy Birth control law