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This bill would change federal tax law so that money spent on an abortion could not be counted as a medical expense for the purpose of claiming the medical expense tax deduction. In simple terms, if the bill becomes law, people would no longer be able to include abortion costs when figuring out whether they qualify for that tax break. The change would apply to tax years starting after the law is enacted.
- It amends the Internal Revenue Code, which is the main federal tax law.
- It adds a rule saying abortion expenses cannot be included when calculating the medical expense deduction.
- The change would only apply going forward, after the bill becomes law.
Official Summaries
Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025
This bill excludes amounts paid for an abortion from the itemized tax deduction for qualified medical and dental expenses.
Under current law, individuals who itemize their tax deductions may deduct qualified medical and dental expenses to the extent that such expenses exceed 7.5% of the individual’s adjusted gross income for the tax year. Further, under current law, the calculation of the itemized tax deduction for medical and dental expenses may include amounts paid for a legal abortion.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 73 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 73
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid
for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the
deduction for medical expenses.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and
Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid
for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the
deduction for medical expenses.
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 ``Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. AMOUNTS PAID FOR ABORTION NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING
DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Amounts Paid for Abortion Not Taken Into Account.--An amount
paid during the taxable year for an abortion shall not be taken into
account under subsection (a).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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