Federal penalties for administering abortion-inducing drugs without informed consent.
The Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act establishes federal penalties for knowingly and intentionally administering abortion-inducing drugs to a woman without her informed consent, if the drug has been shipped or transported in interstate commerce. The act includes criminal penalties, civil remedies, and definitions for terms such as "informed consent" and "abortion-inducing drug." It also allows for the awarding of attorney's fees in civil actions.
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