Chemical Abortion Risk Awareness Act

This bill would add new requirements to the Public Health Service Act for providers of drug-induced abortions who receive federal funds or work for practices that do. At least 24 hours before such an abortion, the provider would have to give the woman the full FDA-approved drug label in paper and electronic form with the warnings and adverse reactions sections highlighted, read those sections aloud to her, and get her written confirmation. Providers would have to submit an implementation plan to the Secretary within 30 days, and the Secretary could withhold federal funding from providers or entities that do not comply. The bill would also let a woman or her parent sue a provider who violates these rules for damages, including three times the cost of the abortion and punitive damages.

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Sponsors

• Marlin A. Stutzman Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors