HR 2251 · in committee · significant
Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act
- reproductive rights
What this bill does
- This bill makes it a federal crime to perform an abortion on a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome.
- Doctors and abortion providers would face criminal penalties, while pregnant women cannot be prosecuted.
- Violators face up to 5 years in prison, fines, and civil liability for damages.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would healthcare providers diagnose Down syndrome prenatally, and what evidence supports the accuracy of these screening methods?
- 02
What are the financial and medical support systems currently available for families raising children with Down syndrome, and how might they need to change?
- 03
How would enforcement of this federal prohibition interact with existing state laws on abortion, and what happens in states with different legal frameworks?
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Sponsor · R-KS-4
Ron Estes
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
14/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-21
Joining the bill
Claudia Tenney
R-NY-24
Mary E. Miller
R-IL-15
William R. Timmons IV
R-SC-4
Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL-4
Mike Bost
R-IL-12
John R. Moolenaar
R-MI-2
Pete Sessions
R-TX-17
Tracey Mann
R-KS-1
Barry Moore
R-AL-1
Marlin A. Stutzman
R-IN-3
Keith Self
R-TX-3
Russell Fry
R-SC-7
+ 2 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-03-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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