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Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-629| House 
| Updated: 1/22/2025
Andrew Ogles

Andrew Ogles

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (20)
Sheri Biggs (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Elijah Crane (Republican)Mike Ezell (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Andrew S. Clyde (Republican)Josh Brecheen (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025," aims to amend title 18 of the United States Code by establishing a federal prohibition on chemical abortions. It would make it a criminal offense for any individual to prescribe, dispense, distribute, or sell any drug, medication, or chemical intended for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion, with penalties up to 25 years imprisonment or a fine. Crucially, the bill specifies that a woman upon whom a chemical abortion is performed or attempted may not be criminally prosecuted under this section. The legislation includes specific exceptions for the use of contraceptive agents administered before conception or confirmed pregnancy, the treatment of a miscarriage , and when a physician certifies a woman's life is in danger due to a physical condition arising from the pregnancy. The bill also provides definitions, clarifying "abortion" as intentionally terminating a pregnancy (excluding live birth, removing a dead unborn child, or treating ectopic/molar pregnancies). It defines "unborn child" as an individual organism from fertilization until born alive, and "pregnancy" as having a living unborn child from fertilization to childbirth.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-5806
Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2023
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-5806
    Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2023


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

AbortionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDrug therapyPrescription drugs

Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-629| House 
| Updated: 1/22/2025
This bill, titled the "Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025," aims to amend title 18 of the United States Code by establishing a federal prohibition on chemical abortions. It would make it a criminal offense for any individual to prescribe, dispense, distribute, or sell any drug, medication, or chemical intended for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion, with penalties up to 25 years imprisonment or a fine. Crucially, the bill specifies that a woman upon whom a chemical abortion is performed or attempted may not be criminally prosecuted under this section. The legislation includes specific exceptions for the use of contraceptive agents administered before conception or confirmed pregnancy, the treatment of a miscarriage , and when a physician certifies a woman's life is in danger due to a physical condition arising from the pregnancy. The bill also provides definitions, clarifying "abortion" as intentionally terminating a pregnancy (excluding live birth, removing a dead unborn child, or treating ectopic/molar pregnancies). It defines "unborn child" as an individual organism from fertilization until born alive, and "pregnancy" as having a living unborn child from fertilization to childbirth.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-5806
Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2023
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-5806
    Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2023


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Andrew Ogles

Andrew Ogles

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (20)
Sheri Biggs (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Elijah Crane (Republican)Mike Ezell (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Andrew S. Clyde (Republican)Josh Brecheen (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDrug therapyPrescription drugs