Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025

Summary

Creates federal protections for entities and workers that offer “life‑affirming” pregnancy and maternal support or decline to take part in abortions. Federal agencies and organizations that receive federal health‑related funds may not penalize, exclude, or condition benefits on performing, participating in, referring for, or facilitating abortions, and may not punish entities for providing or promoting life‑affirming support. It also lets the Attorney General, or any person or entity harmed by a covered violation, sue to stop the violation and recover damages and attorneys’ fees. The bill includes congressional findings highlighting 2022 data on pregnancy centers’ services and a standard severability clause.

Key Points

• Prohibits federal agencies and federally funded health programs from penalizing entities that provide or promote life‑affirming support or that refuse abortion involvement.
• Covers conditions on grants, contracts, licenses, accreditation, referrals, reimbursements, and other benefits tied to abortion participation.
• Defines key terms and sets two limits on how the protections should be interpreted.
• Authorizes lawsuits by the Attorney General and by harmed individuals or entities; no administrative exhaustion required.
• Allows suits against entities receiving federal financial assistance, including State governmental entities.
• Requires courts to grant injunctive relief, damages, and attorneys’ fees for proven violations.
• Provides congressional findings citing 2022 pregnancy center service and resource statistics.
• Includes a severability clause to preserve the rest of the Act if a part is ruled unconstitutional.

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