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Overview
This bill makes it a federal crime to secretly administer abortion drugs to a woman without her knowledge or consent, applying when the drugs cross state lines. It protects women from coercion and affirms that abortion decisions must be voluntary.
Law Today
Federal law under title 18, United States Code currently does not specifically establish penalties for knowingly and intentionally administering abortion-inducing drugs to a woman without her informed consent when those drugs have been transported in interstate commerce.
If Passed
The bill would create a new Federal crime and penalties for anyone who knowingly gives a woman an abortion-inducing drug without her informed consent, provided the drug crossed state lines. This would give Christian parents and their families a Federal legal remedy if a daughter, wife, or family member were subjected to abortion without consent, and could deter coercion in such situations.
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Likely Support
The bill directly protects women and families from non-consensual abortion and establishes accountability for a grave violation of consent and bodily autonomy. For Christian families that value the sanctity of life and family authority, this aligns with protecting the innocent and preventing harm to both mother and unborn child.
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Likely supporters & opponents
Likely support
- Pro-life advocacy organizations — The bill protects women from coercion and protects the unborn by creating accountability for forced abortion.
- Religious-liberty and family-rights advocates — Establishing Federal protections against non-consensual abortion respects the sanctity of life and parental/spousal authority in family decisions.
Likely opposition
- Abortion-rights organizations — The bill may impose Federal restrictions that effectively limit access to abortion and reproductive autonomy.
- Civil-liberties groups — Creating new Federal criminal categories based on abortion could set precedent for government intrusion into medical decisions.
AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.
Official summary
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal penalties for the knowing and intentional administration of any abortion-inducing drug to a woman without her informed consent, if the abortion-inducing drug has been shipped or transported in interstate commerce, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
- Jim Banks (R)
- Ted Budd (R)
- Bill Cassidy (R)
- John Cornyn (R)
- Steve Daines (R)
- James Risch (R)
- Bill Hagerty (R)
- Rick Scott (R)
- Ted Cruz (R)
- James Lankford (R)
- John Kennedy (R)
- Tommy Tuberville (R)
- Roger Wicker (R)
- Lindsey Graham (R)
- John Thune (R)
- Mike Crapo (R)
- Deb Fischer (R)
- Roger Marshall (R)
- James Justice (R)
- Marsha Blackburn (R)
- Ashley Moody (R)
- Pete Ricketts (R)
- Darline Graham (R)
- Jon Husted (R)
- Kevin Cramer (R)
Status timeline
- 2025-09-30Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.S
H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly