Bill · H.R. 795· House(119-HR-795)
Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 1/28/2025
- Last activity
- 1/28/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Mary Miller
- Cosponsors
- - 11 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025," seeks to restrict how the Department of Health and Human Services operates regarding abortion drugs. It prohibits the Department and the Food and Drug Administration from treating pregnancy as an illness when approving these drugs. This restriction also applies to the imposition or maintenance of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies for such drugs. Additionally, the bill includes a provision to nullify certain previous approvals. Specifically, it targets approvals that relied on treating pregnancy as an illness, including the current approval of mifepristone.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite· 3 of 6
Would women be better off under this?-8
The bill's nullification of mifepristone approval directly restricts access to medical abortion services for women.
Does this make abortion easier to get?-8
The bill nullifies the current approval of mifepristone, which would restrict access to abortion medication.
Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?-6
The restriction on abortion drug approvals negatively impacts reproductive autonomy often associated with gender equality.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- No specific positive impacts or benefits for individuals or groups are listed within the provided text.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Nullification of Drug Approvals: Under Section 2(b)(1), any drug approval that relied on treating pregnancy as an illness is nullified. This includes the current approval of mifepristone as stated in Section 2(b)(2)(B).
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Restriction on Risk Management: Section 2(a)(2) prevents the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration from using the classification of pregnancy as an illness to impose or maintain risk evaluation and mitigation strategies for abortion drugs.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women-8Good For Low Income Households-4Good For Hispanic Americans-3
- Healthcare
- Improves Abortion Access-8Improves Healthcare Access-5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Gender Equality-6
- 5/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/28/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Brian BabinRepublican · Texas
Josh BrecheenRepublican · Oklahoma
Mark GreenRepublican · Tennessee
Andy HarrisRepublican · Maryland
Mark HarrisRepublican · North Carolina
Riley MooreRepublican · West Virginia
John McGuireRepublican · Virginia
Andrew OglesRepublican · Tennessee
Claudia TenneyRepublican · New York
Daniel WebsterRepublican · Florida
Randy WeberRepublican · Texas