This bill prohibits the FDA from treating pregnancy as an illness when approving abortion drugs or imposing risk evaluation strategies. It nullifies FDA approval of mifepristone and any abortion drug where pregnancy was considered an illness in the approval process.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill prohibits the FDA from treating pregnancy as an illness when approving abortion drugs or imposing risk evaluation strategies. It nullifies FDA approval of mifepristone and any abortion drug where pregnancy was considered an illness in the approval process.
Last updated: 1/5/2026
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from treating pregnancy as an illness for the purposes of approving any abortion drug or imposing a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for an abortion drug. The bill also nullifies FDA approval of any abortion drug that relied at all on the treatment of pregnancy as an illness, and specifically nullifies the FDA’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone in effect before the bill is enacted.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Prohibits treating pregnancy as illness for drug approval
Nullifies mifepristone FDA approval
Affects abortion drug regulatory status
Challenges basis for abortion medication approval
Restricts FDA authority on abortion drugs
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
Access to mifepristone, used in over half of U.S. abortions, would be eliminated. The pharmaceutical abortion option would no longer be FDA-approved. This would significantly restrict abortion access nationwide, particularly in states with limited surgical abortion providers.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Health
Related Subjects
Abortion
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Prescription drugs
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
795, 119th Congress (2025). "Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-795
