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Federal · 119th Congress
HR686Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2025
Direction
AbortionotherAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Creates a new federal crime for reckless disposal or abandonment of fetal remains from an abortion in landfills or navigable waters, with up to 3 years imprisonment, while exempting the woman herself from prosecution.
Whoever recklessly disposes of or abandons fetal remains in a landfill or in any of the navigable waters of the United States shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years or fined under this title, or both.
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Abortionpersonhood ivfAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Defines 'fetal remains' as any part of a human fetus deceased by reason of an abortion (excluding cremated parts), which treats post-abortion fetal tissue with legal protections against improper disposal.
The term `fetal remains' means any part of a human fetus that is deceased by reason of an abortion, but does not include any such part that has been cremated.
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Introduced (completed)
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Law
Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2025-01-23: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new federal prohibition and criminal penalty specifically targeting the disposal of fetal remains resulting from abortion, which imposes new restrictions on abortion-related practices and uses language implying fetal personhood/dignity.
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