BOP Program Statement 5200.09 Change Notice 1

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

CHANGE NOTICE

OPI RSD/WSP

NUMBER 5200.09, CN-1

DATE July 31, 2025

Female Offender Manual

/s/

Approved: William K. Marshall III

Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons

This Change Notice (CN) implements the following changes to Program Statement 5200.09, Female

Offender Manual, dated February 19, 2025, to remove references to any concept that may conflict

with the January 24, 2025, Executive Order titled, Enforcing the Hyde Amendment.

The additions are marked with a highlight and inserted into the policy. The deletions are marked

with a strikethrough.

7. BIRTH CONTROL, PREGNANCY, CHILD PLACEMENT, AND ABORTION

§551.23 Abortion.

(c) Upon receipt of the inmate’s written statements required by paragraph (b) of this section,

ordinarily submitted through the unit manager, the Clinical Director shall arrange for an abortion

to take place.

The Bureau assumes all costs (to include escort and transportation of the inmate to an outside

facility) associated with the abortion procedure only when the life of the mother would be

endangered if the fetus is carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest.

In all other cases, non-Bureau funds must be used to pay for any the abortion procedure, or else

the planned abortion may not be performed. In all cases, however, whether the Bureau pays for

the abortion or not, the Bureau may expend funds to escort the inmate to a facility outside the

institution to receive the procedure. Escorted trips or furloughs may be contemplated to arrange

for the abortion. All expenses, including transportation and escort costs, are assumed by the

inmate, the inmate’s family, or other appropriate non-federal government funded sources

approved by the Warden.

If an inmate is furlough eligible, the Warden may allow an inmate furlough. Refer to the Program

Statement Inmate Furloughs for more information. If the inmate is not furlough eligible, the

necessary funds must be deposited to the inmate’s trust fund account prior to the trip for the

procedure. Funds paid by the inmate for purposes of the escorted trip are then drawn, payable to

the Treasury of the United States. Unexpended funds are returned to the inmate’s trust fund

account following completion of the trip. Refer to the Program Statement Escorted Trips for

more information.

5200.09, CN-1 7/31/2025 Federal Regulations from 28 CFR: this type. Implementing instructions: this type. 2