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Dignity for Aborted Children Act

Introduced: March 30, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Dignity for Aborted Children Act

This bill sets out requirements for the disposition of human fetal tissue from an abortion.

Specifically, it requires abortion providers to obtain a patient's informed consent for one of two specified methods of disposition.

First, patients may choose to retain possession of the tissue. A patient may choose to transfer the tissue to an entity that provides interment or cremation services.

Second, the patient may elect to release the tissue to the provider. Providers must ensure any tissue released to them is interred or cremated within seven days of the procedure in a manner consistent with state law regarding the disposal of human remains.

Abortion providers must report annually about these requirements and other specified information.

The bill provides civil or criminal penalties for violations of disposal, informed consent, and reporting requirements.

What's happening now March 30, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4345 Identical bill Dignity for Aborted Children Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 14, 2023
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 5, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Apr 18, 2023
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 30, 2023
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 30, 2023
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 30, 2023
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Mar 30, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 30, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 30, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1102: Dignity for Aborted Children Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1102/
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"S. 1102: Dignity for Aborted Children Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1102/.
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S. 1102, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1102/.
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