Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act
Sponsored By: Representative Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
Introduced
Summary
Protects medical residents' conscience rights by stopping Medicare-approved residency programs from forcing abortion training unless a resident voluntarily opts in. It would also bar programs from discriminating against residents who decline to perform, assist with, counsel about, or refer for induced abortions.
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- Medical residents: Would be able to opt out of induced-abortion training and are protected from discrimination for declining to participate in abortions or related counseling and referrals.
- Medicare-approved residency programs: Programs that require abortion training without a voluntary opt-in or that discriminate over participation would be excluded from the Medicare residency definition, changing which programs qualify under Medicare rules.
- Budget effect: The act does not authorize new funding or appropriations.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Protects medical residents from abortion training
If enacted, this bill would stop Medicare-approved residency programs from requiring training in induced abortions without a prior voluntary opt-in. It would bar programs from discriminating against residents who decline or who do not perform, assist, counsel, or refer for abortions. The change would take effect on the date of enactment and would not create new funding.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Cosponsors
Onder
MO • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Aderholt
AL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]
GA • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Joyce (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
AZ • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 12/16/2025
McGuire
VA • R
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Moore (WV)
WV • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
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