Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act

This bill would block U.S. federal funds used overseas from going to organizations tied to abortion. It covers foreign groups that perform or promote abortions (including referrals, counseling, lobbying, or training), make or supply items used for abortions, or fund others that do these things. It also blocks funding to U.S.-based nonprofits if they perform abortions, provide or develop abortion-related items, promote abortion within any federally funded program, or fail to keep full physical and financial separation from those activities. Exceptions allow funding when abortion is due to rape or incest, or to save the life of the mother. The ban also covers goods bought with federal funds, not just cash.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Foreign organizations involved with abortion; U.S.-based nonprofits that perform, promote, or are not fully separated from abortion-related activities within programs that get federal funds.
• What changes: Federal money and federally financed goods for overseas purposes could not go to these groups; domestic groups must keep complete physical and financial separation from abortion-related activities in any federally funded program.
• Exceptions: Cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is at risk are not restricted by this ban.