Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

Sponsor: Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic-TX)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

People seeking lawful abortion services across state lines would be protected from state interference.

This bill would prevent state officials from blocking people who travel to another state for a lawful abortion. It would also stop state officials from interfering with health care providers who offer these services to out-of-state patients. Additionally, it would protect the movement of FDA-approved abortion drugs across state lines.

What Would Change

Currently, some state laws may allow or help interfere with people traveling across state lines for abortion services, with providers offering these services to out-of-state patients, or with the movement of abortion medication between states. If this bill becomes law, it would stop any person acting under state law from preventing, restricting, or punishing the provision of lawful interstate abortion services, travel for such services, help for such services or travel, and the movement of FDA-approved abortion drugs across state lines.

Key Provisions

State officials would be prohibited from blocking health care providers who offer lawful abortion services to patients from other states.
State officials would be prohibited from stopping individuals who travel across state lines to get a lawful abortion.
State officials would be prohibited from interfering with anyone who helps another person travel for or receive lawful interstate abortion services.
State officials would be prohibited from interfering with the movement of any drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ending a pregnancy, as long as it moves between states according to federal rules.
The U.S. Attorney General would be able to file civil lawsuits against those who violate these prohibitions.

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Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

What Would Change

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