The bill would require abortion providers to give patients a signed form with two options for handling fetal tissue after an abortion: take possession of it or release it to the provider. If the patient releases it, the provider must arrange interment or cremation within seven days, in line with state law. Providers must keep consent forms and submit annual reports. The Secretary must report to Congress each year on abortions by state, procedure type, and disposal method.
A patient would choose whether to take possession of the fetal tissue or release it to the provider for interment or cremation. Providers would have to keep the patient’s signed form. The bill says a patient cannot be prosecuted for a provider’s violation of the disposal requirement.
The bill allows civil penalties of up to $50,000 for failing to keep required consent forms. A provider that fails to arrange timely interment or cremation may face a fine, imprisonment for up to five years, or both. No publicly available information on other costs.
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