Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “States Choose Life Act of 2023”.
States Choose Life Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit requiring a recipient or subrecipient of funds to provide referrals for abortion, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 No requirement under title X to provide referrals for abortion
In general— Title X of the Public Health Service Act (300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“1009. No requirement to provide referrals for abortion
“The Secretary shall not require, as a condition on receipt of funds under this title, that any recipient or subrecipient of such funds provide—
“(1) referrals for pregnancy termination; or
“(2) information or counseling on options for pregnancy termination that are unlawful in the State where the family planning services are being provided.”
Regulations— Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate a final regulation revising section 59.5(a)(5) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, and making such other changes to regulations as may be necessary, to carry out section 1009 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a).