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Overview
This bill would prohibit chemical (medication) abortions from being administered without a healthcare provider physically present, restricting access to remote telemedicine abortion procedures.
Law Today
The bill does not spell out the prior law, but it addresses a gap in existing FDA regulations by responding to the practice of dispensing abortion medication (mifepristone and misoprostol) without an in-person healthcare provider present.
If Passed
This bill would require a licensed healthcare provider to be physically present when a woman takes abortion medication. Currently, medication abortion can be provided via telemedicine or mail order in many states. If passed, any woman seeking a chemical abortion would need to take the medication in a medical setting with a provider on hand, eliminating remote or at-home abortion medication options.
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Should I support this?
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- Likely Oppose
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Likely Support
From a Christian pro-life perspective, this bill protects developing human life by adding safeguards and professional oversight to the abortion process. It treats abortion as a serious medical matter requiring provider presence, reinforcing the value Christians place on the sanctity of life from conception.
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Likely supporters & opponents
Likely support
- Pro-life organizations — Requiring provider presence at the time of medication administration protects the mother's health and ensures medical oversight of a serious medical procedure.
Likely opposition
- Medical associations and abortion-rights groups — This requirement creates barriers to access, contradicts FDA evidence that medication abortion is safe when taken at home, and increases costs and logistical burdens on women seeking a legal medical service.
- Telemedicine advocacy organizations — The requirement reverses decades of progress in expanding remote healthcare access and imposes an unconstitutional or undue burden on a woman's right to abortion.
AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.
Official summary
To prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a healthcare provider, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
- Mark Harris (R)
- Andrew Clyde (R)
- Robert Aderholt (R)
- Daniel Webster (R)
- Brandon Gill (R)
- Mary Miller (R)
- Michael Cloud (R)
- Harriet Hageman (R)
- Warren Davidson (R)
- Robert Onder (R)
- Keith Self (R)
- Randy Weber (R)
- Barry Moore (R)
- Tracey Mann (R)
- Pat Harrigan (R)
- Andy Biggs (R)
- Richard Hudson (R)
- Sheri Biggs (R)
- Robert Latta (R)
Status timeline
- 2025-01-24Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.H
- 2025-01-24Introduced in HouseH
H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly