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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2010 

To ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it 

may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the 

woman changes her mind, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 1, 2019 

Mr. CONAWAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is 

informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended 

effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second Chance at Life 

5 Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ABORTION PILL REVERSAL INFORMED CONSENT. 

7 The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 

8 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘TITLE XXXIV—ABORTION BILL 

2 REVERSAL INFORMED CONSENT 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3401. DEFINITIONS. 

4 ‘‘In this title: 

5 ‘‘(1) ABORTION PROVIDER.—The term ‘abortion 

6 provider’ means any person licensed to perform a 

7 chemical abortion under applicable Federal and 

8 State laws. 

9 ‘‘(2) CHEMICAL ABORTION.—The term ‘chem10 ical abortion’ means the use or prescription of an 

11 abortion-inducing drug dispensed with the intent to 

12 cause the death of the unborn child. 

13 ‘‘(3) UNBORN CHILD.—The term ‘unborn child’ 

14 means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any 

15 stage of development prior to birth. 

16 ‘‘(4) WOMAN.—The term ‘woman’ means a fe17 male human being whether or not she has reached 

18 the age of majority. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 3402. ABORTION PILL REVERSAL INFORMED CON20 SENT. 

21 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT OF COMPLIANCE BY PRO22 VIDERS.—Effective 30 days after the date of enactment 

23 of the Second Chance at Life Act of 2019, any abortion 

24 provider in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, 


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1 who knowingly performs any chemical abortion, shall com2 ply with the requirements of this title. 

3 ‘‘(a) INFORMED CONSENT.—Except in the case of a 

4 medical emergency described in section 3403, a chemical 

5 abortion involving the two drug process of dispensing 

6 mifepristone first and then misoprostol shall not be per7 formed or induced or attempted to be performed or in8 duced without the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) The woman is informed, by telephone or in 

10 person, by the physician who is to perform the 

11 chemical abortion, by a referring physician, or by an 

12 agent of either physician at least 24 hours before 

13 the chemical abortion, that— 

14 ‘‘(A) it may be possible to reverse the in15 tended effects of a chemical abortion utilizing 

16 mifepristone if the woman changes her mind 

17 but that time is of the essence; and 

18 ‘‘(B) information on and assistance with 

19 reversing the effects of a chemical abortion uti20 lizing mifepristone is available on the website of 

21 the Department of Health and Human Services 

22 required by section 3405(b). 

23 ‘‘(2) After the first drug involved in the two 

24 drug process is dispensed in a chemical abortion uti25 lizing mifepristone, the physician shall provide writVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:35 Apr 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2010.IH H2010

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1 ten medical discharge instructions to the pregnant 

2 woman which must include the statement: 

3 ‘‘ ‘Recent developing research has indicated that 

4 mifepristone alone is not always effective in ending a preg5 nancy. It may be possible to avoid, cease, or even to re6 verse the intended effects of a chemical abortion utilizing 

7 mifepristone if the second pill has not been taken. Please 

8 consult with a health care professional immediately.’ ’’. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 3403. EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. 

10 ‘‘(a) EXCEPTION.—The provisions of section 3402 

11 shall not apply to an abortion provider if the abortion is 

12 necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endan13 gered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical 

14 injury, including a life-endangering physical condition 

15 caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. 

16 ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon a determination by an 

17 abortion provider under subsection (a) that an abortion 

18 is necessary to save the life of a mother, such provider 

19 shall include in the medical file of the pregnant woman 

20 a truthful and accurate certification of the specific medical 

21 circumstances that support such determination. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 3404. SIGN POSTING. 

23 ‘‘(a) POSTING.—Any private office, freestanding sur24 gical outpatient clinic or other facility, or clinic in which 

25 chemical abortions, other than abortions necessary in the 


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1 case of a medical emergency described in section 3403, 

2 are performed shall conspicuously post a sign (in a loca3 tion as described in subsection (c) so as to be clearly visi4 ble to patients) which reads: 

5 ‘‘ ‘Recent developing research has indicated that 

6 mifepristone alone is not always effective in ending a preg7 nancy. It may be possible to avoid, cease, or even to re8 verse the intended effects of a chemical abortion utilizing 

9 mifepristone if the second pill has not been taken. Please 

10 consult with a health care professional immediately.’. 

11 ‘‘(b) LETTERING; SIZE.—The sign required by sub12 section (a) shall be printed with lettering that is— 

13 ‘‘(1) legible; and 

14 ‘‘(2) at least three quarters of an inch boldfaced 

15 type. 

16 ‘‘(c) LOCATIONS.—A facility in which chemical abor17 tions are performed that is a private office or a free18 standing surgical outpatient clinic shall post the sign re19 quired by subsection (a) in each patient waiting room and 

20 patient consultation room used by patients on whom chem21 ical abortions are performed. A hospital or any other facil22 ity in which chemical abortions are performed that is not 

23 a private office or freestanding surgical outpatient clinic 

24 shall post the required sign in each patient admission area 


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1 used by patients on whom chemical abortions are per2 formed. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3405. PRINTED INFORMATION AND WEBSITE. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall publish, in 

5 English and in each language which is the primary lan6 guage of 2 percent or more of the population of any State, 

7 and shall cause to be available on the website required by 

8 subsection (b), the following printed materials in such a 

9 way as to ensure that the information is easily comprehen10 sible: 

11 ‘‘(1) Materials designed to inform the woman of 

12 the possibility of reversing the effects of a chemical 

13 abortion utilizing mifepristone if she changes her 

14 mind. 

15 ‘‘(2) Materials on the assistance and resources 

16 that may be available to help reverse the effects of 

17 a chemical abortion. 

18 ‘‘(b) WEBSITE.—Not later than 30 days after the 

19 date of enactment of the Second Chance at Life Act of 

20 2019, the Secretary shall develop and maintain a website 

21 to provide the information described in subsection (a) in 

22 accordance with the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) No information regarding who uses the 

24 website shall be collected or maintained. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall monitor on a regular 

2 basis the website to prevent and correct tampering. 

3 ‘‘(3) The website shall be maintained at a min4 imum resolution of 70 DPI (dots per inch). 

5 ‘‘(4) All pictures appearing on the website shall 

6 be a minimum of 200x300 pixels. 

7 ‘‘(5) All letters on the website shall be a min8 imum of 12 point font. 

9 ‘‘(6) All information and pictures on the 

10 website shall be accessible with an industry standard 

11 browser, requiring no additional plug-ins. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 3406. CIVIL REMEDIES. 

13 ‘‘(a) CIVIL SUITS FOR VIOLATION.—Except as pro14 vided in subsection (b), any of the following parties may 

15 bring a civil action before the appropriate Federal district 

16 court for actual and punitive damages against an abortion 

17 provider who knowingly or recklessly performed or at18 tempted to perform a chemical abortion in violation of this 

19 title: 

20 ‘‘(1) A person upon whom such a chemical 

21 abortion has been performed or attempted. 

22 ‘‘(2) A father of an unborn child who is the 

23 subject of such a chemical abortion. 

24 ‘‘(3) A parent of a person upon whom such a 

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1 if such person had not attained 18 years of age at 

2 the time of such abortion or if such person died as 

3 the result of such abortion. 

4 ‘‘(b) BARRING SUIT.—A plaintiff may not bring a 

5 civil action under subsection (a) if a chemical abortion is 

6 performed or attempted with respect to a pregnancy that 

7 is the result of the plaintiff’s criminal conduct. 

8 ‘‘(c) ATTORNEY’S FEE.—If a party described in para9 graph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) is the prevailing 

10 party in an action under this section, the court shall award 

11 a reasonable attorney’s fee to such party. If a defendant 

12 is the prevailing party in an action under this section, and 

13 the court finds that such action was frivolous or brought 

14 in bad faith, the court shall award a reasonable attorney’s 

15 fee to the defendant.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. PREEMPTION. 

17 Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this 

18 Act shall be construed to preempt any provision of State 

19 law to the extent that such State law establishes, imple20 ments, or continues in effect disclosure requirements re21 garding abortion or penalties for failure to comply with 

22 such requirements that are more extensive than those pro23 vided under the amendment made by this Act. 


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1 SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY. 

2 If any provision of this Act, or any application there3 of, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this 

4 Act and any application thereof shall not be affected by 

5 such finding. 

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