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As the March for Life approaches this week, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is reintroducing a bill to protect life on college campuses–both born and unborn–from dangerous abortion-inducing drugs. Townhall received an exclusive sneak peak of the legislation.
Royhasintroducedthebillinyears’pastaswell.Thebill,ProtectingLifeonCollegeCampusActof2025,currentlyenjoys119cosponsorsintheHouseandalsohaswidesupportfromgroupssuchasAmericanPrinciplesProjectandCitizensforRenewingAmerica.
Underthebill,federalfundscannotgoto“aninstitutionofhighereducationthathostsorisaffiliatedwithastudent-basedservicesitethatprovidesabortiondrugsorabortionstostudentsoftheinstitutionortoemployees.”Asthebillalsomakesclear,moneycannotindirectlygototheinstitution,either.Thetextmentionsinparenthesisthatthismeans“directlyorindirectly,includingthroughacontractorsubcontract.”
Thebillalsocontainsasectionmakingclearthatinstitutionsmust“submitanannualreporttotheSecretaryofEducationandtheSecretaryofHealthandHumanSe