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Mark Messmer (R-IN)

Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act

H.R. 6466 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 83 Republican cosponsors · See all 83 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This legislation is known as the Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act. It sets up federal penalties for anyone who knowingly and intentionally gives an abortion-inducing drug to a woman without her informed consent, provided the drug was shipped or transported in interstate commerce. The bill also establishes penalties for attempts and conspiracies to commit this offense. If the non-consensual drug administration results in serious bodily injury or death, the offender faces an additional term of imprisonment of not more than 25 years. Additionally, the legislation provides a civil remedy allowing affected women to sue for money damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees.

Yes

  • Scored +7

    Would women be better off under this?

    Provides strong legal protections and remedies against non-consensual administration of abortion drugs.

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Establishes new federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for forced abortions.

The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    Shifts enforcement and penalty standards to the federal level.

  • Scored -3

    Does this make abortion easier to get?

    The broad definition of conspiracy may penalize those distributing abortion-inducing drugs.

  • Scored -2

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Sellers of abortion-inducing drugs may face conspiracy charges if reasonable measures are not met.