Chemical Abortion Risk Awareness Act

Key Points

• This bill would require doctors to give patients the full FDA warning labels for abortion pills at least 24 hours before a procedure. Doctors would have to highlight the sections about risks and side effects and read them out loud to the patient in person or electronically.
• The rules would apply to any healthcare provider or clinic that receives federal money. These providers would also have to submit a formal plan to the government showing exactly how they will follow these new disclosure rules.
• If a provider fails to follow these rules, the government could take away their federal funding. Additionally, patients or their parents could sue the provider for money damages, including triple the cost of the procedure and legal fees.
• The bill includes specific exceptions for medical emergencies, such as treating a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy. It also defines a woman based on chromosomes and an unborn child as any stage of development before birth.