Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term abortion services means an abortion and any medical or non-medical services related to and provided in conjunction with an abortion (whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day as the abortion). The term government includes each branch, department, agency, instrumentality, and official of the United States or a State. The term health care provider means any entity (including any hospital, clinic, or pharmacy (whether physical, mobile, or virtual)) or individual (including any physician, certified nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, advanced practice clinician, registered nurse, pharmacist, or physician assistant) that— is engaged or seeks to engage in the delivery of health care services, including abortion services; and if required by law or regulation to be licensed or certified to engage in the delivery of such services— is so licensed or certified; or would be so licensed or certified but for their past, present, or potential provision of abortion services protected by section 4.
The term medically comparable procedures means medical procedures that are similar, on the basis of the weight of established clinical practice guidelines consistent with medical evidence, in terms of health and safety risks to the patient, complexity, or the clinical setting that is indicated. The term pregnancy refers to the period of the human reproductive process beginning with the implantation of a fertilized egg. The term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States, and any subdivision of any of the foregoing, including any unit of local government, such as a county, city, town, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State.
The term viability means the point in a pregnancy at which, in the good-faith medical judgment of the treating health care provider, and based on the particular facts of the case before the health care provider, there is a reasonable likelihood of sustained fetal survival outside the uterus with or without artificial support.