WASHINGTON D.C. — Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) has introduced a new piece of legislation aimed at creating federal criminal penalties for the non-consensual administration of abortion-inducing drugs to pregnant women.

The bill, titled the Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act, seeks to address incidents where unsupportive partners, abusers, or traffickers have obtained abortion pills and given them to pregnant women without their knowledge or informed consent.

The central component of the legislation is the establishment of federal criminal penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally administer abortion-inducing drugs without the woman’s express and informed consent.

The Act includes several key provisions designed to enhance legal protections:

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