HR 729 · in committee · major
Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025
- reproductive rights
What this bill does
- This bill restricts telehealth for medication abortions by requiring in-person medical exams and provider presence.
- Healthcare providers who prescribe or dispense abortion medication are affected, with exceptions for life-threatening cases.
- Violations carry criminal penalties of fines and up to two years in prison; patients cannot be prosecuted.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring in-person exams for medication abortion affect access in rural areas with limited abortion providers?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that in-person exams improve safety outcomes compared to telehealth medication abortion protocols?
- 03
How would this restriction change costs and timelines for patients seeking medication abortion, and who would bear those burdens?
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Sponsor · R-NC-8
Mark Harris
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
18/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-24
Joining the bill
Mary E. Miller
R-IL-15 · original
Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL-4 · original
Daniel Webster
R-FL-11 · original
Michael Cloud
R-TX-27 · original
Andrew S. Clyde
R-GA-9 · original
Warren Davidson
R-OH-8 · original
Brandon Gill
R-TX-26 · original
Robert F. Onder, Jr.
R-MO-3 · original
Harriet M. Hageman
R-WY · original
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14
Barry Moore
R-AL-1
Keith Self
R-TX-3
+ 6 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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