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HB326 • 2026

PRESCRIPTION OF ABORTION DRUGS

An Act relating to abortion-inducing drugs.

Abortion
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVES MCCABE, St. Clair
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
(H) HSS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details about penalties or enforcement mechanisms for non-compliance with the new requirements.

Rules for Abortion-Inducing Drugs

This act changes requirements for prescribing drugs that end pregnancies.

What This Bill Does

  • Doctors cannot prescribe, dispense, or administer abortion-inducing drugs unless they comply with certain rules.
  • Doctors must conduct an in-person physical examination before giving out these drugs.
  • Doctors need to schedule a follow-up appointment within two weeks after the abortion.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Doctors and patients who use abortion-inducing drugs

Terms To Know

Abortion-Inducing Drugs
Medicines that end a pregnancy

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences for doctors who do not follow these rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-25 1740

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): ST. CLAIR

  2. 2026-02-23 1683

    (H) REFERRED TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

  3. 2026-02-23 1683

    (H) HSS, JUD

  4. 2026-02-23 1683

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

PRESCRIPTION OF ABORTION DRUGS
An Act relating to abortion-inducing drugs.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 326

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVES MCCABE, St. Clair

Introduced: 2/23/26
Referred: Health and Social Services, Judiciary

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to abortion-inducing drugs." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 08.64.364(c) is amended to read: 3
(c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, 4
(1) a physician may not prescribe, dispense, or administer an abortion-5
inducing drug under (a) of this section [UNLESS THE PHYSICIAN COMPLIES 6
WITH AS 18.16.010]; and 7
(2) a physician or physician assistant may not prescribe, dispense, or 8
administer a prescription drug in response to an Internet questionnaire or electronic 9
mail message to a person with whom the physician or physician assistant does not 10
have a prior physician-patient relationship. 11
* Sec. 2. AS 18.16.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12
(k) A health care provider that prescribes, dispenses, or administers an 13
abortion-inducing drug to a person shall 14
(1) conduct an in-person physical examination of the person before 15
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prescribing, dispensing, or administering the abortion-inducing drug; and 1
(2) schedule a follow-up appointment, to occur not later than 14 days 2
after the abortion, to confirm that the pregnancy was terminated and assess continued 3
blood loss. 4