WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) reintroduced the Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025, a bill that would federally block the use of chemical abortions in the United States. Rep. Ogles originally introduced this legislation in September 2023 for the 118th Congress.
Congressman Ogles said, “Chemical abortions not only end a human life but pose a serious risk to the lives of the mothers. The FDA has failed to protect women and unborn children for over 20 years. In 2021, it went even further and eliminated the in-person dispensing requirement. This decision has led to an overwhelming increase in chemical abortion-related ER visits, health complications, and even deaths. It’s a tragedy that the Biden Administration and the FDA would put their radical pro-choice agenda ahead of the health and safety of women and girls across the country. I’m taking a stand against the irresponsibility of the Democrats and working to protect women and girls across America. I’m taking a stand for life because, born or unborn, every single person is uniquely and wonderfully made. It's not merely a political issue; it's a moral duty to uphold the sanctity of life. I am committed to safeguarding the innocent and voiceless in our society.”
“The abortion radicals in the Biden Administration, while claiming to care about the environment, actually allow chemically tainted placenta tissue, blood, and human remains to be flushed into our waterways, where plant, animal, and aquatic life are exposed to what remains. The pills are clearly deadly to the preborn and exceptionally harmful to women. In fact, Students for Life of America and SFLAction have prioritized ending exposure to the killing metabolites in Chemical Abortion pills, which have four times the rate of injury and ten times the death rate of surgical abortions, which are also deadly. Also troubling, during the Clinton, Obama, and Biden Administration, no FDA or EPA environmental assessments were completed to ensure that dumping human remains was not a hazard to all life. Not even hospitals or brick-and-mortar abortion vendors can get away with that.” - Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life
“We applaud Representative Ogles’ leadership on “The Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2023.” Chemical abortions fail at an alarming rate, putting women and the unborn child at risk of a second abortion procedure. The Abortion Survivors Network is committed to serving survivors of abortion at any gestational age, along with their mothers, who deserve compassionate prenatal and postpartum care, a delivery plan, and emotional support. Let us continue to work together to ensure survivors and their families receive the best medical and emotional care possible. We look forward to continuing our work with Congressman Ogles and others who support this bill.” - Melissa Ohden, President and CEO of The Abortion Survivors Network.
Cosponsors [18]: Mary Miller [IL-15], Trent Kelly [MS-01], Mike Bost [IL-12], Ben Cline [VA-06], Josh Brecheen [OK-02], Rick Allen [GA-12], Randy Weber [TX-14], Dan Crenshaw [TX-02], Elijah Crane [AZ-02], Mark Green [TN-07], Andrew Clyde [GA-09], Andy Biggs [AZ-05], Doug LaMalfa [CA-01], Paul Gosar [AZ-09], Barry Moore [AL-02], Lauren Boebert [CO-04], Glenn Grothman [WI-06], and Mike Ezell [MS-04].
Supporting Groups: Students for Life Action, Heritage Action, CatholicVote, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, Abortion Survivors Network, Family Research Council, Americans United for Life, March for Life Action.
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-reintroduces-bill-federally-ban-chemical-abortions