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This bill, titled the "Chemical Abortion Risk Awareness Act," aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure women seeking a chemical abortion, defined as the use of abortion-inducing drugs to end a pregnancy, are fully informed of the risks involved, with specific exceptions for life-saving measures, ectopic pregnancies, and miscarriage treatment. The bill mandates that any provider receiving federal funds must provide the woman with the FDA-approved product label for the abortion-inducing drugs at least 24 hours before the procedure, highlighting specific warning and adverse reaction sections, and read these highlighted sections aloud, requiring written confirmation from the woman that this process has been completed. Providers must also submit an implementation plan to the Secretary, and failure to comply can result in the withholding of federal funding. Furthermore, the bill establishes a private right of action allowing a woman to sue a chemical abortion provider for damages, including psychological and physical injuries, triple the cost of the abortion, and punitive damages, with provisions for attorney's fees for prevailing plaintiffs and potentially for defendants if the suit is deemed frivolous, while explicitly stating that no damages or fees can be assessed against the woman herself. The act also clarifies that it does not preempt any state laws with more extensive disclosure requirements or penalties related to abortion.

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