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Federal · 119th Congress
HR8603Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026
Direction
Abortionbans gestational limitsAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Prohibits physicians from performing dismemberment abortions (a specific procedure) with criminal penalties, civil remedies, and narrow life exception, so less legal access to that method of abortion.
Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a dismemberment abortion and thereby kills an unborn child shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
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AbortionexceptionsAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Provides a life-of-mother exception but explicitly states the ban does not limit abortions for rape or incest if performed by another method, so the exception is narrower than for some other abortion restrictions.
This subsection does not apply to a dismemberment abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
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Abortionprovider clinic regulationAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Imposes criminal penalties, civil liability with damages and attorney fees, and immunity rules specifically on physicians and others performing dismemberment abortions, so more regulation of abortion providers.
A woman upon whom an abortion has been performed in violation of any provision of this section may, in a civil action against any person who committed the violation, obtain appropriate relief.
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Introduced (completed)
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Passed one chamber
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Law
Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2026-04-30: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a federal criminal ban on dismemberment abortions (a specific second-trimester procedure) with penalties, civil suits by patients or parents, and a narrow physical-life exception while preserving other methods; this restricts abortion access and regulates providers under the abortion topic. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or immigration enforcement.