WASHINGTON, D.C, – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act. The bill seeks to establish federal criminal penalties for individuals who deliberately give a woman an abortion-inducing drug without first obtaining her consent.

Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “No woman should ever be tricked or forced into ending the life of her child. This bill is simple: it holds abusers accountable and protects mothers and their babies.”

Key Provisions of the Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act are:

• Establishes federal penalties for the knowing and intentional administration of abortion-inducing drugs without a woman’s informed consent.
• If the non-consensual administration results in serious bodily injury, the offender will face enhanced dual penalties.
• The bill also penalizes those who attempt or conspire to commit the offense.
• Penalties apply to anyone who sells, ships, mails, or gives abortion-inducing drugs without taking reasonable measures to verify the recipient is a pregnant woman seeking an abortion.

This bill is endorsed by Indiana Right to Life, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Students for Life, American Principles Project, Concerned Women for America LAC, and National Right to Life Committee.

Full text of the bill can be found here.