Bill > HR215

This bill amends Title V of the Social Security Act to require family planning service projects and programs that receive federal grants to provide pamphlets with adoption center contact information to individuals seeking medical or abortion services. Specifically, when a medical professional provides family planning services, they must give each patient a pamphlet containing a comprehensive list of local adoption centers, including their addresses and phone numbers, and allow the patient an opportunity to read the pamphlet. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will be responsible for preparing, annually updating, and distributing these pamphlets to the relevant projects and programs. The bill stipulates that no additional funds will be used to implement this requirement beyond the existing funds appropriated for Title V programs. The goal appears to be ensuring that individuals considering abortion are informed about adoption as an alternative option by providing easy access to adoption center contact information at the point of medical service inquiry.