Mandatory disclosure of chemical abortion reversal information and civil penalties.
This law requires healthcare providers to inform women seeking a two-drug chemical abortion about the possibility of reversing the effects of the first pill if they change their mind. Providers must give written instructions and post visible signs detailing this option, and the government must maintain a resource website. Crucially, the Act establishes new civil remedies, allowing the woman, the father, or a parent to sue providers who fail to comply with these mandatory disclosure rules.
Key points
Providers must inform the woman at least 24 hours in advance about the potential to reverse the effects of the first abortion pill (mifepristone).
Facilities must post signs and provide written discharge instructions after the first pill, emphasizing that reversal may be possible if the second pill has not been taken.
The Department of Health must create a website providing resources and assistance related to attempted chemical abortion reversal.
The law creates a new right for the woman, the father, or a parent to file a civil lawsuit for damages against providers who knowingly violate these informed consent requirements.
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