HR727 Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act

↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Broadens the definition of 'valuable consideration' to include more forms of compensation and costs related to fetal tissue, making it harder for abortion providers to receive any payment or benefit from fetal tissue without violating the prohibition, which restricts access to and funding mechanisms

The term `valuable consideration' includes-- (A) any payment made or debt incurred; (B) any gift, honorarium, or recognition of value bestowed; (C) any price, charge, or fee which is waived, forgiven, reduced, or indefinitely delayed; (D) any loan or debt which is canceled or otherwise forgiven; (E) the transfer of any item from one person to another or provision of any service or granting of any opportunity for which a charge is customarily made, without charge or for a reduced charge; and (F) any payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 60%

Expands the prohibition on transactions relating to human fetal tissue by broadening what counts as 'valuable consideration' to cover more activities and benefits, which could affect handling of fetal tissue from abortions and potentially impact IVF or related practices involving embryonic or fetal

Section 498B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g- 2(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph: ``(3) The term `valuable consideration' includes--

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