# 119-s-253: Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025

119-s-253, Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-253
- Congress: 119
- Title: Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Bars most abortion costs from the federal medical expense deduction.** This bill would exclude amounts paid for an abortion from the itemized deduction for qualified medical and dental expenses while preserving narrow exceptions for two situations. - Families and taxpayers who itemize: People who claim the medical expense deduction would generally not be able to include abortion payments as qualified medical expenses. The rule would apply to taxable years beginning after enactment. - Survivors of rape or incest: Amounts paid for an abortion when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest may still be included in the medical expense deduction. - Women with life‑threatening pregnancy conditions and physicians: Abortion costs may be deductible if a physician certifies a physical disorder, injury, or illness tied to the pregnancy that would place the woman in danger of death without the procedure.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No tax deduction for abortions: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would stop you from counting abortion costs as medical expenses for the itemized medical deduction. The rule would apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Two narrow exceptions would remain: rape or incest, and when a physician certifies the pregnancy cre…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-3697: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026
- 119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act

## Sources
- [119-s-253 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/253)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-3697: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3697)
- [119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-213)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-253 (as of 2025-12-21).