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Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025

What this bill does

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This bill creates new rules for doctors who perform abortions and abortion clinics. Doctors must have permission to admit patients to a nearby hospital and must tell patients where they can get follow-up care if problems happen. Doctors who don't follow these rules could be fined or go to prison for up to two years, but women who get abortions cannot be prosecuted. Abortion clinics must be licensed by their state and meet federal surgical center standards to receive federal money.

Introduced

January 3, 2025

Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

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