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Andrew Ogles (R-TN)

Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026

H.R. 9868 · House bill Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A Republican bill with 13 Republican cosponsors · See all 13 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 bill, known as the "Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026," aims to set specific conditions on how surrogacy contracts are enforced. It prohibits federal courts from enforcing any part of a contract that requires a surrogate mother to have an abortion at the request of intended parents or their agents. Additionally, the bill mandates that courts must enforce the payment of agreed-upon compensation to a surrogate mother, regardless of whether she refuses an abortion. The act also establishes original jurisdiction for district courts over civil actions involving surrogacy contracts that affect interstate or foreign commerce.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Would women be better off under this?

    It specifically protects the financial and physical autonomy of surrogate mothers.

  • Scored +7

    Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?

    It protects the bodily autonomy of surrogate mothers against forced medical procedures.

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    It expands federal judicial jurisdiction over surrogacy contracts.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.