Senate Pro-Life Caucus Chair Cindy Hyde-Smith today joined U.S. Senator Mike Rounds in introducing legislation to ban the performance of dismemberment abortions. The Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 would establish a federal prohibition on dilation and evacuation abortions.
Support legislation to ban dismemberment abortions by establishing a federal prohibition on dilation and evacuation abortions.
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GovInfo bill text lists S. 4880 as introduced June 24, 2026 by Rounds with Mrs. Hyde-Smith among the introducing senators, then referred to Senate Judiciary. The bill would add 18 U.S.C. 1532 to prohibit physicians from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion, with penalties of fines or up to two years' imprisonment.
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Hyde-Smith's Senate office said she joined Sen. Mike Rounds in introducing the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026, described as establishing a federal prohibition on dilation and evacuation procedures, commonly known as dismemberment abortions.
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Hyde-Smith fulfilled the promise as framed: she supported matching federal legislation by joining the introduction of S. 4880, the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026, which would establish a federal prohibition on dilation and evacuation/dismemberment abortions. Because the claim is to support legislation rather than secure enactment, introduction/sponsorship-level participation is sufficient for delivery in the same Senate term.