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The bill prioritizes parental notification and enforcement mechanisms (including expedited federal injunctions) and clarity for providers, at the cost of reducing minors' confidential and timely access to abortion care and imposing strong criminal and litigation risks on providers and courts.
Parents of unemancipated minors will be notified (96-hour window) when their child requests an abortion, giving them time to engage, provide support, or exercise parental rights.
Parents can obtain an expedited federal court order (temporary injunction or permanent relief) to stop an abortion for their unemancipated child, with flexible venue rules to reduce filing burdens.
Medical-emergency exception permits immediate treatment without parental notification if a second physician certifies that delaying care would likely cause the minor's death, protecting emergency care access.
Unemancipated minors who seek abortions may face forced delays, loss of confidential access, or being blocked from care (due to notification time windows, injunctions, or stricter state rules), increasing health risks and discouraging timely care.
The bill creates substantial criminal and financial penalties for providers (fines up to $100,000 and up to one year imprisonment per violation), which may deter clinicians and reduce availability of abortion-related services.
Courts are required to enter expedited temporary injunctions and may be compelled toward permanent injunctions unless the abortion is unlawful, increasing the likelihood that abortions will be halted before full adjudication.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 28, 2025 by Mary E. Miller · Last progress January 28, 2025
Prohibits providers or organizations that engage in interstate commerce or accept federal funds from performing or assisting in an abortion for an unemancipated minor under 18 unless the minor’s parent or legal guardian is notified in writing and a 96‑hour waiting period elapses, with narrow medical‑emergency and court waiver exceptions. It also creates a federal private right of action allowing a notified parent to obtain a temporary injunction to stop the abortion and requires courts to enter permanent injunctions unless unlawful. The bill imposes criminal penalties for willful violations (fines up to $100,000 and/or up to one year imprisonment per violation), preserves state laws that are more restrictive, takes effect on enactment, and includes a severability clause so remaining provisions survive any court invalidation of parts of the law.