The Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act would require biological fathers to pay for at least 50 percent of their child's mother's out-of-pocket medical expenses related to pregnancy and delivery, including health insurance costs and other related expenses. States would be required to establish and enforce these child support obligations through their state child support systems, but only when the mother requests such payment. The bill explicitly excludes abortion-related expenses from this requirement, defining abortion according to specific criteria related to terminating pregnancy. The legislation would take effect on January 1 of the first calendar year following enactment, though states that need to pass new laws to implement the requirement would have additional time through the first regular legislative session after the law is enacted. The bill does not specify new federal funding allocations.
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