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PA HB26
PA HB26In provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal notice, to determination of gestational age, to abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, to infanticide, to prohibi
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Introduced
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
In Committee
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 35 (Health and Safety) and 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in provisions relating to abortion, repealing provisions relating to short title of chapter and to legislative intent, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to medical consultation and judgment, to informed consent, to parental consent, to abortion facilities, to printed information, to Commonwealth interference prohibited, to spousal notice, to determination of gestational age, to abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age, to infanticide, to prohibited acts and to reporting, further providing for publicly owned facilities, public officials and public funds and for fetal experimentation and repealing provisions relating to civil penalties, to criminal penalties, to State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and to construction; providing for reproductive rights; repealing provisions relating to compliance with Federal health care legislation as to regulation of insurers and related persons generally; and imposing penalties.
AI Summary
This bill represents a comprehensive overhaul of Pennsylvania's laws related to abortion and reproductive rights. The bill repeals numerous existing restrictions on abortion and replaces them with a new framework that emphasizes individual reproductive freedom and autonomy. The key provisions include: establishing a new "Reproductive Freedom Act" that protects an individual's right to choose abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, prohibiting government interference with abortion and contraception access, creating legal protections against reproductive coercion, and removing many previous procedural barriers such as mandatory waiting periods, spousal notification, and parental consent requirements for minors. The bill also protects healthcare providers' ability to perform abortions and prevents discrimination against providers, while maintaining provisions for medical emergencies and allowing abortions beyond 24 weeks when necessary to prevent death or substantial impairment of the pregnant individual's physical or mental health. Additionally, the bill eliminates previous reporting requirements and penalties related to abortion and creates new definitions and protections for reproductive healthcare.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (34)
Kristine Howard (D)*,
Lisa Borowski (D),
Tim Briggs (D),
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D),
Missy Cerrato (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Tina Davis (D),
Dave Delloso (D),
Kyle Donahue (D),
Sean Dougherty (D),
Elizabeth Fiedler (D),
Dan Frankel (D),
José Giral (D),
Roni Green (D),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Liz Hanbidge (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Tarik Khan (D),
Emily Kinkead (D),
Steve Malagari (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Chris Pielli (D),
Lindsay Powell (D),
Tarah Probst (D),
Abigail Salisbury (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Christina Sappey (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Arvind Venkat (D),
Last Action
Referred to Health (on 01/08/2025)
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