Analysis: What’s in Ogles's bill to ban medication abortion?

Everything you need to know about U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles's bill to ban medication abortion nationwide.

On Friday, January 24, 2025, U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R, Tenn) introduced a bill to ban medication abortion nationwide. The bill currently has eighteen Republican cosponsors. Ogles originally introduced the bill in 2023.

From spreading disinformation to placing arbitrary parameters on maternal care, from pushing Fetal Personhood to propagating bogus definitions that can later be used to ban hormonal contraception, Ogles’s ‘‘Ending Chemical Abortions Act’’ is a classic example of the gross incompetency and flagrant dishonesty that characterizes “pro-life” legislation.

So, let’s get into it.