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Federal · 119th Congress
HR9868Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026
Direction
Abortionbans gestational limitsAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Prohibits enforcement of surrogacy contract provisions that require a surrogate to have an abortion, so less ability to force an abortion via contract.
A Federal court-- (1) may not enforce any provision in a surrogacy contract that requires the surrogate mother to have an abortion at the request of any intended parent, party to a surrogacy contract, or agent of any party to a surrogacy contract;
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AbortionexceptionsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Requires courts to enforce payment clauses in surrogacy contracts even if the surrogate refuses an abortion, protecting the surrogate's choice not to abort.
(2) shall enforce any clause requiring the payment of a surrogate mother of any compensation agreed to in a surrogacy contract, notwithstanding any provision that requires the surrogate mother to have an abortion at the request of any intended parent, party to a surrogacy contract, or agent of any party to a surrogacy contract,
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Introduced (completed)
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Passed one chamber
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2026-07-22: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill addresses abortion by barring federal courts from enforcing surrogacy contract terms that mandate abortion (restricting access via contract enforcement) while mandating enforcement of payment terms despite refusal to abort (expanding the surrogate's ability to continue the pregnancy without financial penalty). It also includes a definition of abortion and related terms like 'female' and 'unborn child' that align with abortion policy but do not independently trigger other tags.
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