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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill would criminalize a specific abortion procedure (dilation and evacuation) at the federal level, establishing legal penalties for performing dismemberment abortions.
Law Today
Federal law under title 18, United States Code, currently does not contain a specific prohibition on dismemberment abortion procedures.
If Passed
This bill would add a federal prohibition on dismemberment abortions (a specific abortion method in which fetal parts are removed piece by piece). Christian families who hold pro-life convictions would see federal law aligned with their view that this particular method should not be performed; families with different beliefs about abortion access would see their options restricted.
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Should I support this?
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Likely Support
For Christian parents who hold pro-life convictions and believe the unborn deserve protection from harm, a federal ban on dismemberment abortion reinforces the legal recognition of fetal life and restricts a method many find morally objectionable. This expands legal protection aligned with those religious and moral beliefs.
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Likely supporters & opponents
Likely support
- pro-life advocacy organizations — dismemberment abortion is a particularly violent method that should be prohibited on moral and humanitarian grounds
- religious-liberty and faith-based organizations — federal law should reflect the belief that unborn life deserves protection from destructive methods
Likely opposition
- abortion-rights and reproductive-freedom organizations — such bans restrict medical procedures and women's access to abortion care
- medical associations — these bans may interfere with physician judgment about the safest methods available in particular circumstances
AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.
Official summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
- Kat Cammack (R)
- Robert Onder (R)
- Christopher Smith (R)
- Andy Harris (R)
- Michelle Fischbach (R)
- Sheri Biggs (R)
- Roger Williams (R)
- Greg Steube (R)
- Mike Bost (R)
- Claudia Tenney (R)
- Ron Estes (R)
- Marlin Stutzman (R)
- Mike Kelly (R)
- Tracey Mann (R)
- Mary Miller (R)
- Lance Gooden (R)
- Virginia Foxx (R)
- Andrew Clyde (R)
Status timeline
- 2026-04-30Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.H
- 2026-04-30Introduced in HouseH
H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly