H.R. 2010 · 116th Congress
Second Chance at Life Act of 2019
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65 cosponsors · 65 R
0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Second Chance at Life Act of 2019 This bill requires abortion providers administering chemical abortions to provide specified information about the possibility of reversing the effects of such procedure.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 1, 2019
Second Chance at Life Act of 2019
This bill requires abortion providers administering chemical abortions to provide specified information about the possibility of reversing the effects of such procedure. Specifically, a patient must be informed at least 24 in advance that (1) reversing a chemical abortion may be possible after administering the first drug of a two-drug procedure and (2) additional information about chemical abortions is available through the Department of Health and Human Services.
Further, after the first drug is administered, the physician must provide written discharge instructions to the patient that state it may be possible to reverse the abortion procedure before the second drug is taken, among other information. Such information also must be conspicuously posted inside the office or waiting area of clinics that provide chemical abortions.
Abortion providers are not required to provide such information in the event that an abortion is necessary to save the life of a patient who is endangered due to a complication resulting from a pregnancy.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Second Chance at Life Act of 2019
Latest action (Apr 2, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 1, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.