This bill creates federal criminal penalties for knowingly giving abortion-inducing drugs to a woman without her informed consent, with sentences up to 25 years in prison. The law applies when the drugs have been shipped across state lines, and penalties increase to up to 50 years if the woman suffers serious injury or death. The bill also allows women to sue civilly for damages, including three times the cost of injuries plus punitive damages, with court-awarded attorney's fees for prevailing plaintiffs. The measure defines "abortion-inducing drugs" to include mifepristone and misoprostol, and includes provisions holding liable anyone who distributes these drugs without reasonable measures to confirm the recipient is a pregnant woman seeking an abortion. No new funding or implementation timeline is specified in the legislation.
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