Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

This bill sets national rules to protect access to abortion care. It says people can get abortion services before fetal viability without special hurdles that don’t apply to similar medical care. It blocks bans and many common limits, like requiring extra, non-medical visits; forcing doctors to give inaccurate information; adding special building or staffing rules not used for similar procedures; restricting abortion pills or telemedicine beyond normal rules; or limiting care based on the patient’s state of residence or the reason for the abortion . After viability, care is allowed when, in a doctor’s good‑faith judgment, it’s needed to protect the patient’s life or health, and states may allow more circumstances; when life or health is at risk, the law bars added limits in those cases . The bill also protects the right to travel to another state for reproductive health care, and to help someone else do so .

It overrides any federal or state law that conflicts with these protections, with a few exceptions (like clinic entrance safety laws, insurance coverage rules, a specific federal procedure rule, and general contract law) . The U.S. Attorney General and affected people or providers can sue to stop illegal restrictions, including before they take effect, and courts can order relief and award attorney’s fees to the winning side that brings the case . These protections take effect as soon as the law is enacted .

Key points:

• Who is affected: Patients seeking abortion care, health care providers, people who assist patients, and state or local officials who enforce limits .
• What changes: Blocks pre‑viability bans and many added hurdles; allows post‑viability care for the patient’s life or health; protects travel and assistance; preempts conflicting laws; creates clear ways to challenge illegal restrictions in court .
• When: Effective upon enactment .