Knowingly taking a minor across state lines to get an abortion — in order to get around the home state's parental consent or notification law — would become a federal crime punishable by up to one year in prison under this bill. It would also require doctors who perform abortions on out-of-state minors to give parents at least 24 hours' notice beforehand. There are exceptions if the abortion is needed to save the minor's life or if a court has already waived the parental notification requirement. The minor herself and her parents could not be prosecuted.
Civil Liberties
- Interstate travel for minor abortion care — New federal prohibition on knowingly transporting a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion that bypasses home-state parental-involvement law
- Parental-notification requirement — Doctors performing abortions on out-of-state minors must give parents 24-hour notice
- Civil-suit standing for parents — Parents may bring civil claims against people who transport their minor in violation of the section
Criminal Justice & Due Process
- Federal criminal penalty — Up to one year imprisonment and fines for transporting a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion in circumvention of state law
- Separate incest provision — Persons who have committed incest with the minor and transport her face the same penalty regardless of the parental-suit exception
Congressional Summary
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act This bill creates new federal crimes related to transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion without satisfying the requirements of a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion. The bill prohibits an individual who has committed incest with a minor from knowingly transporting the minor across a state line to receive an abortion. Finally, the bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform or induce an abortion on an out-of-state minor without first notifying the minor's parent.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-08-12
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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