# Plain Language Summary: Protect the UNBORN Act

This bill would block the federal government from spending any money to carry out two executive orders issued by President Biden in 2022 related to reproductive healthcare services. The first order, issued in July 2022, was designed to protect access to reproductive healthcare, and the second, issued in August 2022, aimed to secure access to reproductive and other healthcare services. If this bill became law, federal agencies would be prohibited from implementing, administering, or enforcing these orders, and no federal funds could be used to support them.

In practical terms, this means that any federal programs, initiatives, or guidance that came from these executive orders would be shut down. This could affect things like federal funding for clinics that provide reproductive healthcare services, government programs that help people travel for medical care, or federal efforts to protect healthcare provider privacy. It would also prevent federal agencies from using their budgets to support or promote the goals outlined in those orders.

The bill specifically targets executive orders rather than laws passed by Congress, which is significant because executive orders can be reversed or blocked more easily than legislation. This bill would essentially override the President's executive orders by cutting off the money needed to make them work. The impact would depend on what specific programs and services were funded through those orders, but generally it would restrict federal support for reproductive healthcare access initiatives that the Biden administration had put in place.

Protect the UNBORN Act

Clyde, Andrew S.

Protect the UNBORN (Undo the Negligent Biden Orders Right Now) Act or the Protect the UNBORN Act This bill prohibits federal implementation of and funding for specified executive orders that address access to reproductive health care services, including services related to pregnancy or the termination of a pregnancy.