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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 6878 (Reported in House) — To address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act: The term in custody , with respect to an individual, means that the individual is under the supervision of a Federal, State, Tribal, or local correctional facility, including a pretrial, juvenile, medical, or mental health facility and a facility operated under a contract with the Federal Government or a State, Tribal, or local government. The term other pregnancy outcome means a pregnancy that ends in stillbirth, miscarriage, or ectopic pregnancy. The term postpartum recovery has the meaning given that term in section 4051(c) of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act.
The term restraints means any physical or mechanical device used to control the movement of an incarcerated pregnant woman’s body, limbs, or both. The term restrictive housing has the meaning given that term in section 4322 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act.
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