This bill would make it a federal crime to prescribe, dispense, distribute, or sell medication used to induce abortion, with penalties of up to 25 years in prison and fines. The legislation defines pregnancy as beginning at fertilization and would apply the ban to chemical abortion drugs like mifepristone and misoprostol, which currently account for over half of all abortions in the United States. The bill includes narrow exceptions for contraceptives used before pregnancy, treatment of miscarriages according to medical guidelines, and cases where pregnancy poses a life-threatening risk to the woman as certified by a physician. Importantly, the bill explicitly protects women from criminal prosecution, targeting only those who prescribe or distribute the drugs. The legislation has no specific funding provisions or implementation timeline beyond its introduction in January 2025.
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