Second Chance at Life Act of 2025

Summary

Adds a new informed-consent requirement into the Public Health Service Act regarding so-called "abortion pill reversal" and says that state laws that are more protective or more demanding on disclosures remain in force; it also includes a severability clause. The text submitted for the new informed-consent provision does not include any substantive language, definitions, enforcement rules, deadlines, or funding, so the actual duties and penalties (if any) are unspecified.

• Creates a placeholder amendment to the Public Health Service Act to add an "abortion pill reversal informed consent" provision, but supplies no substantive text for that provision.
• States that any State law imposing more extensive abortion-related disclosure requirements or penalties is not preempted by this Act.
• Includes a severability clause so that if part of the Act is struck down, the rest remains in effect.
• The actual obligations, definitions, enforcement mechanisms, penalties, timelines, and funding are absent from the submitted language.
• If implemented in substantive form later, the provision would primarily affect clinicians and pregnant patients by changing counseling and documentation practices.
• Because no funding is provided, any compliance costs would likely be borne by providers and health facilities.
• The bill’s focus on "abortion pill reversal" is likely to generate medical and legal controversy given dispute in the clinical community about the practice.
• The preservation of stronger state law means state-level disclosure or penalty regimes can remain or become more stringent even after this federal change.