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This bill (the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025) aims to establish and protect nationwide access to abortion services by creating comprehensive legal protections for patients and healthcare providers. The bill defines abortion services broadly and establishes that individuals have a right to seek and receive abortion services before fetal viability without facing medically unnecessary restrictions, and after viability when the patient's life or health is at risk. The legislation explicitly protects healthcare providers' ability to offer abortion services without unwarranted limitations, such as requiring specific tests, imposing burdensome facility requirements, or mandating multiple in-person visits. The bill asserts congressional authority to regulate abortion access through the Commerce Clause and Fourteenth Amendment, recognizing abortion services as an interstate commercial activity. It provides both the Attorney General and private individuals the right to sue government officials or states that implement laws restricting abortion access, with provisions for legal costs and injunctive relief. Additionally, the bill establishes a fundamental right to travel to another state to obtain reproductive health services and protects individuals who assist others in accessing such services. The legislation is designed to be broadly interpreted by courts to effectuate its purpose of protecting reproductive healthcare access and individual medical decision-making.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2150/all-info