Patients would choose what happens to fetal tissue after an abortion. Providers that keep the remains would have 7 days to arrange burial or cremation and would have to report details to the federal health department.
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Dignity for Aborted Children Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest action on S. 242: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects abortion providers and patients who have abortions. Providers would need new consent forms, records, burial or cremation arrangements, and yearly reports. Patients would get a clear written choice about fetal tissue, but they could not be prosecuted for provider violations.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would change what must happen after an abortion, not whether an abortion can happen. Providers would have to build burial, cremation, consent, record, and reporting steps into their work. The strongest effects would fall on clinics that do not already follow similar rules. The impact on abortion access, provider costs, and clinic workload is uncertain.
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Officially: Dignity for Aborted Children Act
Patients would choose what happens to fetal tissue after an abortion. Providers that keep the remains would have 7 days to arrange burial or cremation and would have to report details to the federal health department.
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Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Senate Committee
Under Senate committee consideration
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (1/24/2025)
Senate Floor Vote
Voted on by Senate
Passed Senate
Approved by Senate
House Review
Sent to House for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
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