Rep. August Pfluger is working to give babies who face being aborted a “second chance at life.”  

The Texas Republican congressman is introducing a bill requiring abortion pill providers to inform women seeking such an abortion that it is possible to reversible the effects of the drug if they change their mind about the abortion. 

“Far too often, women are pressured into taking the abortion pill without being fully informed of all their options,” Pfluger says. “Tragically, many later express deep regret as they come to terms with the loss of their unborn child.”  

Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen to complete what is commonly referred to as a chemical or medication abortion. A woman seeking to have a chemical abortion will first take mifepristone, which blocks the progesterone hormone from the baby, killing the child. Misoprostol is taken one to two days later and causes contractions to dispel the baby from the mother’s uterus.  

Today, about two-thirds of abortions are done using the chemical abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol. 

If a woman takes mifepristone and then decides she does not want to continue with the abortion, a treatment exists to reverse the effects of the abortion pill.  

Abortion pill reversal uses progesterone to reverse the effects of mifepristone to save the life of the unborn child. Pfluger’s bill, which he will introduce Thursday, would require an abortion pill provider, meaning any person licensed to perform a chemical abortion, to inform women that abortion pill reversal exists as an option should she change her mind.  

The bill requires, except in cases of medical emergency, chemical abortion providers to inform patients either by phone or in person at least 24 hours before the chemical abortion that “it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of a mifepristone-induced chemical abortion,” the bill’s text reads.  

The bill also requires information related to chemical abortion pill reversal be made available on the Department of Health and Human Services’ website.  

“It is unacceptable that so many women are never told by their provider that the effects of the first pill can be reversible,” Pfluger said. “That’s why I am introducing common sense legislation to close this critical information gap.”  

“My Second Chance at Life Act establishes federal informed-consent requirements for the abortion bill, ensuring women receive complete and accurate information about the pill and its potential reversal,” the Texas congressman said. “This will empower women to make fully informed choices at every stage of the process, protecting their right to know the full details before taking any medication and safeguarding their unborn child’s chance at life.” 

The bill further requires any facility that provides women with abortion pills to post a sign that is clearly visible to patients that reads:  

Research has indicated that mifepristone alone is not always effective in ending a pregnancy and that its effects can be blocked or reversed if the second pill has not yet been taken.

If you change your mind prior to taking the second pill and desire to attempt to save your pregnancy, consult with a health care professional immediately. 

Abortion pill reversal has the “significant potential” to save the life of the unborn child, but also to spare the mother “from a lifetime of regrets, and instead give her a lifetime of memories with her child,” says Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified OB-GYN and CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists.  

If the bill is passed and signed into law, abortion providers who fail to adhere to the Second Chance at Life Act may face civil action before the appropriate federal district court.  

Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., first introduced the bill in the 118th Congress, but it was not voted on.  

The Second Chance at Life Act has drawn support from Republican Reps. Doug LaMalfa of California., Ron Estes of Kansas, Barry Moore of Alabama, Marlin Stutzman of Indiana, Sheri Biggs of South Carolina, Craig Goldman of Texas, and John Moolenaar of Michigan.

Organizations supporting the bill include Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life, National Right to Life, and Students for Life. 

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