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H.R. 1525119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 24, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act
Introduced:
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HR 1525 would require abortion pills be dispensed in person only and bar federal public health emergency declarations tied to abortion.
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HR 1525 would permanently require that abortion medications such as mifepristone be dispensed in person at a clinic, medical office, or hospital by a certified provider, reversing pandemic-era rules that allowed online prescribing and mail delivery. The bill would also block the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring a public health emergency related to abortion and cancel any such declaration already in effect. Additionally, before federal officials could relax any safety requirements around abortion pills, all states would first have to report detailed abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The bill primarily affects pregnant people seeking medication abortion, especially those in areas with limited access to in-person abortion providers, as well as doctors, pharmacists, and telehealth providers who currently prescribe or dispense abortion pills remotely. State governments and federal health agencies are also affected, as their authority to use emergency powers in abortion-related health situations would be limited.
Removing the option to receive abortion medications by mail could reduce access for patients who live far from a clinic or provider that offers abortion services. Tying any future loosening of regulations to mandatory nationwide data reporting adds a condition that does not currently exist, since CDC abortion data reporting is voluntary and not all states participate.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.