The Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act would prevent state governments from blocking or punishing people who travel across state lines to obtain an abortion that is legal in the destination state, or those who help them do so. The bill also protects the ability of healthcare providers to offer abortion services to out-of-state patients and ensures FDA-approved abortion medications can move freely across state borders. Enforcement would be handled through federal civil lawsuits brought by the U.S. Attorney General or by private individuals harmed by violations, with remedies including court orders, damages for economic losses and emotional suffering, and attorney's fees. The legislation, introduced in June 2025 with broad Democratic support, is currently under consideration by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. This bill directly responds to the patchwork of state abortion restrictions enacted since the Supreme Court eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion in 2022.
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