THE CONTRACEPTION PREVENTION EQUALITY ACT

---

A BILL To close a discriminatory gap in constitutional protections by ensuring equitable access to contraception and fertility preservation for all individuals, including vulnerable minors, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as “THE CONTRACEPTION PREVENTION EQUITY ACT”. A.K.A  THE ABRAHAM ACT .

SECTION 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1) A discriminatory gap exists in the legal and healthcare systems of the United States, wherein individuals who can procreate are denied equitable access to the tools for prevention, constituting systemic discrimination based on age and sex.

(2) This discrimination disproportionately harms vulnerable minors between the ages of 10 and 18, who are biologically capable of procreation but are systematically denied access to preventative care due to their age, leaving them exposed to life-altering consequences. This includes victims of rape, incest, and child slavery who are left without recourse.

(3) The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution should protect individuals from such discrimination, and this Act seeks to close the gap where it has failed to do so.

(4) The right to privacy, as affirmed in Griswold v. Connecticut and subsequent rulings, includes the right to make decisions about contraception. This fundamental right should not be abridged by age.

(5) Economic barriers create a two-tiered system where only the affluent can afford proactive family planning, including fertility preservation, thereby denying low-income individuals the ability to plan for a bright future.

(6) Young men are often excluded from family planning services and discourse, representing a form of sex-based inequity that this Act seeks to remedy by ensuring equal access to options like sperm preservation.

(7) A reactive, crisis-oriented approach to unintended pregnancy is fiscally irresponsible and less effective than investing in prevention. Proactive access to contraception and fertility preservation is projected to decrease unintended pregnancies by up to 98%, significantly lower child abuse rates, and foster healthier, more stable families.

SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) CONTRACEPTION.—The term “contraception” means a medical procedure, device, or medication used to prevent pregnancy, including surgical procedures (such as vasectomy or tubal ligation) and non-surgical or non-hormonal methods.

(2) FERTILITY PRESERVATION.—The term “fertility preservation” means the medical procedures of cryopreserving oocytes (eggs) or sperm for potential future use.

(3) HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.—The term “healthcare provider” means any individual or entity licensed or certified under Federal or State law to provide healthcare services.

(4) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term “low-income individual” means any individual whose gross annual income is less than $60,000, adjusted annually for inflation.

SECTION 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTECTED RIGHTS.

(a) RIGHT OF THE INDIVIDUAL.—All individuals, regardless of age, sex, or income, have a statutory right under this Act to obtain contraception and fertility preservation services free from coercion or discrimination.

(b) RIGHT OF THE PROVIDER.—A healthcare provider has a corresponding statutory right to provide contraception and fertility preservation services, and information related thereto, to any individual.

SECTION 5. UNIVERSAL ACCESS PROGRAM.

(a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.— (1) For any low-income individual, all contraception and fertility preservation services, including up to 25 years of storage and any subsequent reversal or removal procedures, shall be provided free of charge. (2) For any individual not covered under paragraph (1), the total cost to the patient for any contraception or fertility preservation procedure shall not exceed a fee of $200. The cost for up to 25 years of storage shall not exceed a fee of $200. All subsequent reversal or removal procedures shall be provided free of charge.

(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a program to reimburse healthcare providers for services rendered under this section through a system of federal grants. This program shall be administered through existing OBGYN offices, contraception centers, and fertility clinics to ensure broad accessibility.

(c) UTILIZATION OF UNCLAIMED MATERIAL.—After a period of 25 years, any cryopreserved genetic material that has not been claimed, and for which no written or digital notice of continued interest has been received, may be made available by the Federal government for scientific or medical research, subject to ethical guidelines established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

SECTION 6. ENFORCEMENT.

(a) CIVIL ACTION.—Any individual or healthcare provider aggrieved by a violation of this Act may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States to obtain appropriate relief.

(b) ACTION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against any governmental authority or person alleged to be in violation of this Act.