Establishes federal penalties for administering abortion-inducing drugs without informed consent.
The Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act amends title 18, United States Code, to establish federal penalties for knowingly and intentionally administering any abortion-inducing drug to a woman without her informed consent. The act defines informed consent as voluntary, knowing agreement by a woman to ingest an abortion-inducing drug, given after being fully informed of the nature, purpose, risks, and potential consequences of the drug. The act also includes penalties for attempts and conspiracies to commit such offenses.
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