YourVoice.Now Summary
Criminal Justice & Due ProcessPutting abortion remains down public drains would be a federal crime — up to 5 years in jail.
Criminal Justice & Due Process
Anyone who does an abortion could be fined or jailed up to 5 years for this. It covers the remains and other abortion waste put in a public sewer, drain, or water system. The patient could not be charged.
More about this bill
People who perform abortions could face federal charges for putting fetal remains into public sewers or drains. The penalty would be a fine, up to 5 years in prison, or both. The ban covers any water system run by a federal, state, or local government. That includes the pipes and drains that connect to it. Fetal remains also include any other medical waste from an abortion. The person who has the abortion could not be charged. The rule does not cover care to remove a fetus that has already died. States and cities could keep or pass their own bans on the same practice.
Congressional Summary
Respectful Treatment of Unborn Remains Act of 2025 This bill prohibits abortion providers from placing fetal remains into a publicly owned water system. Violations are subject to a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill specifies that individuals on whom an abortion is performed are not liable for violations.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-25
- Date Added
- 2026-10-21
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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