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The bill funds a federally run, privacy-protecting public education campaign that improves access to accurate abortion information—especially for underserved and traveling patients—but requires federal spending, will face political and legal pushback from anti-abortion states and groups, and limits data collection that could otherwise improve campaign effectiveness.
Women and pregnant people (including young adults and low-income individuals) will get clearer, medically accurate information about where and how to obtain abortion and related care and will be protected from public-health misinformation, helping them make safer, better-informed health decisions.
People who must travel for abortion care (especially low-income people and women) will learn their legal rights and find organizations that can help with travel, logistics, and practical support, reducing barriers to accessing services.
Underserved communities (people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, non-English speakers, youth, low-income people, and LGBTQI+ people) will receive culturally competent, accessible outreach tailored to their needs, improving equity in access to information and services.
States that restrict or ban abortion and organizations opposed to abortion are likely to view a federally supported outreach campaign as conflicting with state policies, prompting political pushback, public controversy, and potential legal challenges.
The prohibition on collecting or sharing any personal data will constrain the campaign's ability to personalize outreach, track user engagement, evaluate effectiveness, and refine messaging, which may reduce the campaign's overall impact.
Taxpayers will fund a new federal public education campaign and expanded HHS responsibilities, increasing federal spending and budgetary obligations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires HHS to run a national campaign providing accurate information on how and where to access abortion and related services, travel resources, privacy tips, and how to spot disinformation.
Introduced March 31, 2025 by Jasmine Crockett · Last progress March 31, 2025
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to run a national public education, awareness, and outreach campaign that helps people find and access abortion and related health services. The campaign must provide medically accurate information on where and how to get care (including medication abortion), explain legal availability and cross‑state travel rights, warn about misleading crisis pregnancy center claims and disinformation, protect visitors' privacy, be culturally competent and accessible, and avoid promoting discredited claims or abstinence‑only programs.