Bill > HR1525

This bill seeks to impose significant restrictions on chemical abortion and abortion-related medical practices. It prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring a public health emergency related to abortion and terminates any existing such declarations. The bill mandates that abortion drugs can only be dispensed in-person at clinics, medical offices, or hospitals by certified healthcare providers, effectively reversing previous allowances for remote or telehealth medication abortion. It requires comprehensive abortion data reporting to the CDC, including detailed mandatory variables such as maternal age, gestational age, race, ethnicity, abortion method, marital status, previous pregnancy history, and whether the fetus survived the abortion. The bill provides strict definitions of abortion, defining it as intentionally terminating a pregnancy, with narrow exceptions for medical emergencies like ectopic pregnancies. It also defines an "unborn child" as a human organism from fertilization onward and establishes stringent qualifications for healthcare providers who can prescribe abortion medications, including requirements for accurately assessing pregnancy duration, diagnosing ectopic pregnancies, and ensuring surgical intervention capabilities. These provisions aim to create significant barriers to accessing medication abortion and increase documentation and medical oversight of abortion procedures.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1525/all-info