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The resolution strengthens and highlights federal nondiscrimination and safety protections for people with disabilities and other marginalized groups in reproductive health—potentially improving access and oversight—but may prompt increased state and provider compliance costs, litigation, and some additional federal spending.
People with disabilities: Affirms federal nondiscrimination protections (Section 504, ADA, Section 1557) to support equitable access to reproductive health care.
People with disabilities, women, and marginalized groups: Calls attention to higher rates of sexual violence and worse pregnancy outcomes, which could drive targeted policy remedies and improved supports.
Parents with disabilities and reproductive-aged people: Notes many live in states with abortion bans, creating leverage for federal enforcement or policy changes to protect access.
State governments: Findings calling out state laws could lead to increased federal scrutiny, litigation, and state compliance costs.
Healthcare providers and institutions: Emphasis on nondiscrimination compliance (ADA, Section 504, Section 1557) may require additional training, reporting, physical modifications, or other actions that carry costs.
Taxpayers/government budgets: If findings trigger enforcement actions or new programs to address disparities, federal administrative or enforcement spending could increase.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Records findings about reproductive coercion and discrimination against people with disabilities and affirms their right to decide if, when, and how to start and raise a family, citing federal nondiscrimination laws.
Introduced May 29, 2025 by Ayanna Pressley · Last progress May 29, 2025
Affirms that people with disabilities have the right to decide if, when, and how to start and raise a family, and documents widespread reproductive coercion, forced sterilization, and disparities in reproductive health care that affect people with disabilities. It cites prevalence data, historical injustices, state laws permitting forced sterilization, higher risks of abuse and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and gaps in contraceptive and prenatal care for people with disabilities. Notes federal nondiscrimination authorities (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, ADA Titles II and III, and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act) as protecting equitable access to health care and frames a policy that reproductive decision-making must be free from coercion and discrimination for people with disabilities. The measure is declarative — it records findings and policy positions rather than creating new funding or direct legal mandates.