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Reaffirming the freedom to decide and expressing continued support for medication abortion access.

USA119th CongressHRES-65| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2025
Josh Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution reaffirms the freedom to decide on reproductive health and expresses continued support for medication abortion access, addressing concerns about efforts to restrict abortion nationwide. It specifically highlights the potential misuse of the Comstock Act , asserting that its settled understanding does not apply to lawful abortions and that misinterpretation could threaten medical material shipping. The resolution formally affirms the existing authority to distribute medication abortion under federal law, citing a December 2022 Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel memorandum. Furthermore, it condemns restrictions on both access to and coverage of reproductive health care, explicitly including medication abortion like mifepristone. The resolution emphasizes the safety and effectiveness of medication abortion as a healthcare option.
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Jan 24, 2025
Submitted in House
Jan 24, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  • January 24, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • January 24, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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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Reaffirming the freedom to decide and expressing continued support for medication abortion access.

USA119th CongressHRES-65| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2025
This resolution reaffirms the freedom to decide on reproductive health and expresses continued support for medication abortion access, addressing concerns about efforts to restrict abortion nationwide. It specifically highlights the potential misuse of the Comstock Act , asserting that its settled understanding does not apply to lawful abortions and that misinterpretation could threaten medical material shipping. The resolution formally affirms the existing authority to distribute medication abortion under federal law, citing a December 2022 Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel memorandum. Furthermore, it condemns restrictions on both access to and coverage of reproductive health care, explicitly including medication abortion like mifepristone. The resolution emphasizes the safety and effectiveness of medication abortion as a healthcare option.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2025
Submitted in House
Jan 24, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  • January 24, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • January 24, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Josh Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionDrug therapyPostal servicePrescription drugs