Respectful Treatment of Unborn Remains Act of 2025

Summary

Creates a new federal crime for an abortion provider who causes fetal remains or related medical waste from an abortion to be placed into a publicly owned water system, punishable by a fine and/or up to five years in prison. The measure exempts the pregnant person from liability, preserves any state or local laws that are more restrictive, and includes statutory definitions for key terms used to identify covered conduct and covered water systems. A separate short section only provides the act's citation name and does not create duties, funding, or timelines.

• Makes it a federal crime for an abortion provider to place fetal remains or related medical waste into a publicly owned water system.
• Punishable by a fine under Title 18 and/or up to five years imprisonment.
• The pregnant person is explicitly exempt from criminal liability under the provision.
• The law preserves any state or local laws that are more restrictive than the federal rule.
• Statutory definitions cover "abortion," "abortion provider," "fetal remains," and "publicly owned water system."
• The definition of fetal remains includes portions of a fetus and other medical waste associated with an abortion.
• Does not create funding, licensing, or regulatory programs for healthcare facilities or water utilities.
• One section only provides the statute's short title and creates no substantive duties or deadlines.