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Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Turner syndrome.
Introduced January 21, 2026 by Randy Feenstra · Last progress January 21, 2026
The bill protects pregnancies affected by Turner syndrome by banning abortions on that basis and creating civil remedies, but it also imposes criminal penalties, reporting duties, and institutional liability that could chill care, reduce access, and create substantial costs and risks for providers and federally funded entities.
Pregnant people diagnosed with Turner syndrome are explicitly protected from abortions performed because of that diagnosis; the bill bars abortion on the basis of a Turner syndrome finding.
People with pregnancies affected by Turner syndrome are protected from coercion or forced abortion related to that diagnosis, reducing risk of compelled pregnancy termination.
People harmed by prohibited Turner‑syndrome–based abortions (and some family members) can pursue civil remedies, including compensatory and punitive damages and attorneys' fees, providing a financial avenue for relief.
Criminal penalties (fines and up to 5 years imprisonment) for providers and others could deter clinicians from offering or referring abortion care, reducing availability of services and access to timely reproductive healthcare.
Deeming prohibited abortions discrimination under Section 504 exposes federally funded entities to loss of federal funds and litigation risk, creating fiscal and operational impacts for state governments, schools, and hospitals.
Pregnant people may face reduced access to abortion when prenatal testing indicates Turner syndrome, limiting reproductive autonomy for those whose prenatal results show the diagnosis.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Makes it a federal crime to perform or facilitate abortions sought because the fetus has or may have Turner syndrome and requires providers to ask and inform patients of the prohibition.
Creates a new federal crime that makes it illegal to perform, attempt, coerce, fund, or facilitate an abortion if the abortion is sought because the unborn child has, or may have, Turner syndrome. Requires clinicians to ask patients about known evidence of Turner syndrome and, if the patient knows of such evidence, to inform them that performing an abortion for that reason is prohibited; violations can trigger fines and up to five years imprisonment and may be enforced civilly by specified private parties and the Attorney General.