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S. 3238119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Nov 20, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act
Introduced:
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Residency programs getting Medicare funds must let doctors opt in to abortion training — not enroll them automatically.
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This bill changes the rules for medical residency programs that receive Medicare funding. These programs could no longer automatically sign residents up for abortion training. Residents would have to actively choose to join that training, and they could not be penalized for choosing not to.
This affects medical residents — doctors completing post-graduate training. It also affects the hospitals and residency programs that receive Medicare funding.
Programs that automatically enroll residents in abortion training without their consent would lose their Medicare-approved status. Residents who decline abortion training, or who refuse to perform or refer for abortions, would be protected from negative treatment.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.