Woman’s Right To Know Act
Official title: To ensure that women seeking an abortion are notified, before giving informed consent to receive an abortion, of the medical risks associated with the abortion… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To ensure that women seeking an abortion are notified, before giving informed consent to receive an abortion, of the medical risks associated with the abortion procedure and the major developmental characteristics of the unborn child.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Woman's Right To Know Act
This bill specifies requirements for informed consent that health care providers must obtain before performing an abortion procedure.
Providers must present a woman seeking an abortion with an authorization form at least 24 hours before performing the procedure. The form must (1) include specified information concerning gestational age, associated developmental characteristics, and medical risks; (2) disclose penalties that providers may face for failing to obtain the requisite informed consent; and (3) include an affirmation that the individual signing the form understands the information. The form must be signed and witnessed in person and retained in the medical file.
Providers do not have to obtain such consent if, in reasonable medical judgment, obtaining it would pose a greater risk of death or substantial physical impairment of a major bodily function, excluding psychological or emotional conditions, of the pregnant woman.
The bill also establishes civil penalties for providers who do not comply with these requirements.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7044: Woman’s Right To Know Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7044/
"H.R. 7044: Woman’s Right To Know Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7044/.
H.R. 7044, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7044/.
[H.R. 7044: Woman’s Right To Know Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7044/)