I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2566 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting 
deceptive advertising of abortion services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2017 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Ms. BONAMICI) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules 
prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Deceptive Adver-
tising for Women’s Healthcare Services Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING OF 
ABORTION SERVICES. 
(a) CONDUCT PROHIBITED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Trade Commission shall, in accordance with section 553 
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of title 5, United States Code, promulgate rules to pro-
hibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, any per-
son from advertising with the intent to deceptively create 
the impression that— 
(1) such person is a provider of abortion serv-
ices if such person does not provide abortion serv-
ices; and 
(2) such person is not a provider of abortion 
services if such person does provide abortion serv-
ices. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—A violation of a rule promul-
gated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation 
of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice 
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). The Commission shall 
enforce such rules in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties 
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and 
made a part of this Act. Any person who violates this Act 
shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privi-
leges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
(c) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.—The 
Federal 
Trade Commission shall enforce this Act with respect to 
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an organization that is not organized to carry on business 
for its own profit or that of its members as if such organi-
zation were a person over which the Commission has au-
thority pursuant to section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of the rules prescribed under section 
2, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ADVERTISE.—The term ‘‘advertise’’ means 
offering of goods or services to the public, regardless 
of whether such goods or services are offered for 
payment or result in a profit. 
(2) ABORTION SERVICES.—The term ‘‘abortion 
services’’ means providing surgical and non-surgical 
procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or providing 
referrals for such procedures. 
(3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 551(2) of title 
5, United States Code. 
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