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S. 293: Dignity for Aborted Children Act

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S. 293: Dignity for Aborted Children Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-08 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Dignity for Aborted Children Act

Plain summary

Dignity for Aborted Children Act This bill sets out requirements for the disposition of human fetal tissue from an abortion. Specifically, it requires abortion providers to obtain a patient's informed consent for one of two specified methods of disposition. First, patients may choose to retain possession of the tissue. A patient may choose to transfer the tissue to an entity that provides interment or cremation services. Second, the patient may elect to release the tissue to the provider. Providers must ensure any tissue released to them is interred or cremated within seven days of the procedure in a manner consistent with state law regarding the disposal of human remains. Abortion providers must report annually about these requirements and other specified information. The bill provides civil or criminal penalties for violations of disposal, informed consent, and reporting requirements.

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Official text

Dignity for Aborted Children Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Daines (R-MT), James Lankford (R-OK), John Thune (R-SD), Rick Scott (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Todd Young (R-IN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), James E. Risch (R-ID), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Mike Rounds (R-SD)

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Record fed-us-cong117-s293 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117