LEGISLATION/H.R. 685

SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

119-HR-685119th CongressIntroduced Jan 23, 2025Health
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsor

Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5](R-OH-5)
36 cosponsors

Summary

Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2025 or the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved.

Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner.

The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner from also acting as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient.

The bill also rescinds any investigational use exemption already granted to such a drug if the bill would have prohibited the FDA from granting the exemption. (Currently, the FDA may grant an exemption to certain market approval requirements if a drug is intended solely for use in safety and effectiveness investigations.)

Subjects

AbortionDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesMarketing and advertisingPrescription drugs

Actions (3)

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 23, 2025House floor actions
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025Library of Congress