Hope to establish National Public Education and Outreach Campaign for Abortion and Abortion-Related Health Services
WASHINGTON — Representatives Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) reintroduced the Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2025, to combat anti-abortion misinformation and disinformation campaigns increasing medically accurate and complete information related to accessing abortion and reproductive healthcare.
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, millions of women were stripped of their ability to receive vital abortion healthcare, leaving countless individuals in a state of confusion, fear, and uncertainty regarding their rights and how to access abortion and related health services. The current Trump Administration has only made this worse. Within the last three months, the Department of Health and Human Services removed information pertaining to contraception and abortion from its agency website. Additionally, Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Department of Justice issued a notice and memorandum informing prosecutors to not enforce various violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act—a federal law that prohibits threat of force, obstruction, and property damage meant to interfere with reproductive healthcare services. This is to say nothing of the growing efforts of states to place even more restrictions on abortion across the country and promote mis- and dis-information about medical information and abortion healthcare.
The Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2025 directs the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to conduct a public education and outreach campaign on abortion and abortion-related services. This national public campaign will include, among other things:
- Where and how to access abortion, including medication abortion, and related health services based on State and Federal laws;
- How to differentiate between anti-abortion centers or “crisis pregnancy centers” from facilities that actually provide abortion and related health services; and
- How to identify disinformation campaigns and misinformation regarding abortion and abortion-related health services.
The campaign will be in coordination with licensed health care professionals focused on sexual and reproductive health, non-profit organizations dedicated to expanding reproductive rights, state and local health departments, and non-profit institutions of higher education. HHS will be required to make this information publicly available on its website and ensure that the information and outreach includes cultural competency, efficacy, and accessibility for underserved communities, including communities of color, tribal communities, immigrants, people with disabilities, and people with limited English proficiency.
“Women across the country, especially those in abortion restrictive states like Texas, have been repeated targets of mis- and dis-information campaigns from far-right politicians and anti-abortion groups to prevent these women from accessing this important health care,” said Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. “During the most personal moments of their lives, women should be able to quickly access truthful information about their rights to abortion and abortion-related services, and be provided with medically accurate information grounded in science, medicine, and facts. That is why I am proud to reintroduce the Abortion Care Awareness Act to help educate individuals about their rights to make a deeply personal decisions about their bodies and ensure that no one is misled about accessing vital abortion and abortion-related health care available to them.”
“As abortion rights face relentless attacks at every level of government, women across the country are being inundated with a maze of laws and false and misleading information about their reproductive healthcare options,” Congressman Dan Goldman said. “I’m proud to reintroduce the Abortion Care Awareness Act to ensure every woman has access to accurate, trusted information about their rights and available care. No woman should be deceived by bad actors seeking to interfere with her personal medical decisions.”
“As an OB-GYN who includes abortion care as part of my practice, I’ve seen countless patients struggle to reach me due to the spread of mis- and disinformation. For many, the inability to access information about what services are available, what resources they can seek and what legalities they may have to encounter push abortion care completely out of reach. Power to Decide applauds the Abortion Care Awareness Act and urge members of Congress to support this important legislation,” said Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, MD, MPH, CEO of Power to Decide.
“Right now, anti-abortion extremists are using an overwhelming amount of misinformation and disinformation to deny people access to abortion and reproductive health care,” said CEO and President of Reproductive Freedom for All, Mini Timmarajuhe. “The Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2025 works to combat this directly by ensuring that families have the most accurate resources and information to access reproductive health care. We thank Reps. Crockett and Goldman for their leadership on this legislation as we work to fight back against the GOP’s anti-abortion agenda to ensure everyone has access to critical life-saving health services.”
The text of the bill can be found here.
The Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2025 is proudly endorsed by the following organizations:
Planned Parenthood; Center for Reproductive Rights; Reproductive Freedom for All; Physicians for Reproductive Health; National Abortion Federation; National Partnership for Women & Families; Power to Decide; National Network of Abortion Funds; Indigenous Women Rising; Guttmacher Institute; All* Above All.
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