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Dignity for Aborted Children Act

Bill Number
S. 242
Origin Chamber
Senate
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Health
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-01-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Updated
2025-12-05T06:39:34Z

Official Summary

Dignity for Aborted Children Act

This bill establishes requirements for abortion providers with respect to the disposal of human fetal tissue from an abortion.

Specifically, it requires abortion providers to obtain a patient's informed consent for one of two specified methods of disposition and to retain the corresponding documentation in the patient's file.

First, patients may choose to retain possession of the tissue. A patient may choose to transfer the tissue to an entity that provides interment or cremation services.

Second, patients may choose to release the tissue to the provider. Providers must ensure any tissue released to them is interred or cremated within seven days of the procedure in a manner consistent with state law regarding the disposal of human remains.

Abortion providers must submit reports annually to the Department of Health and Human Services about these requirements and other specified information.

The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of the requirement to retain documentation of informed consent, and it establishes criminal penalties for violations of the requirement regarding the disposal of human fetal tissue.

Sponsor

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Cosponsors (12)

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT], Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO], Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

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