[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
        Rounds, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lankford, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Lummis, 
        Mr. Cruz, Mr. Banks, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Scott of 
        Florida, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Budd, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
        Cassidy, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
        Ricketts, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Young, Mr. 
        Hagerty, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Moran, and Mrs. Blackburn):
  S. 3697. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, to prohibit 
investigational use exemptions for abortion drugs, and to impose 
additional regulatory requirements with respect to previously approved 
abortion drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Last week, tens of thousands of Americans of all 
ages, from across the country, gathered in our Nation's Capital to 
march for the most vulnerable among us: preborn children. I am so proud 
to live in a country with such a strong and resilient pro-life 
movement. While we have experienced many ups and downs in the cause for 
life, one thing has never changed: We have never given up.
  The fact that the March for Life has endured for 53 years speaks 
volumes about our Nation's heart and soul. Deep down, we know that 
protecting those who cannot defend themselves is the foundation for 
every meaningful cause in today's society. That conviction is why so 
many of my pro-life colleagues step forward to lead legislative efforts 
to protect vulnerable preborn babies and their mothers.
  Today, I am reintroducing one of those efforts. The SAVE Moms and 
Babies Act would protect vulnerable women and their preborn children 
from the real dangers of chemical abortions.
  The chemical abortion regimen is falsely advertised to be safer than 
Tylenol. Tragically, many women have learned otherwise. Nearly 11 
percent experience serious or life-threatening complications such as 
sepsis, hemorrhage, infection, and emergency surgery within 45 days of 
ingesting the pills.
  The SAVE Moms and Babies Act would restore commonsense safety 
protections, including requiring an in-person doctor visit before 
mifepristone is prescribed. This drug should never be administered 
through the mail, where abusers and traffickers can exploit others.
  Until these safety protections are restored, I want to speak directly 
to any woman who is considering taking the abortion bill: Please 
reconsider.
  I thank my colleagues--30 pro-life Senators--who are joining me in 
reintroducing the SAVE Moms and Babies Act. It is so important. Until 
these safety protections are restored, this is so important.
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