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H.R. 78 119th Congress House

Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain abortion procedures, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025

This bill establishes requirements for physicians who perform abortions and abortion clinics.

Specifically, the bill requires a physician who performs an abortion (1) to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital; and (2) at the time of the abortion, to notify the patient of the hospital location where the patient can receive follow-up care if complications arise.

A physician who fails to comply is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both. A woman who undergoes an abortion may not be prosecuted.

The bill also requires an abortion clinic, in order to receive federal funds or assistance, to (1) be licensed by the state in which it is located, and (2) be in compliance with federal standards for ambulatory surgical centers.

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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jan 3, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 78: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-78/
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"H.R. 78: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-78/.
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H.R. 78, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-78/.
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