HR 798 · in committee · significant
Dignity for Aborted Children Act
- reproductive rights
What this bill does
- Abortion providers must obtain patient consent for how fetal tissue is disposed of after abortion.
- Patients can choose to keep tissue, arrange cremation/burial, or have the provider handle disposal.
- Providers must cremate or bury released tissue within 7 days and report annually to HHS.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would requiring providers to obtain explicit consent for fetal tissue disposal affect existing abortion clinic operations and costs?
- 02
What evidence exists about whether patients want decision-making authority over tissue disposal after abortion procedures?
- 03
How would annual reporting requirements to HHS change what data the federal government collects about abortion procedures?
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Sponsor · R-IL-15
Mary E. Miller
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
8/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-28
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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