1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act . 2. Prohibiting discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion Title II of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 202 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 245 the following: 245A. Prohibiting discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Government, and any person or entity that receives Federal grants, contracts, or financial assistance, including any State or local government, may not penalize, treat adversely, retaliate against, or otherwise discriminate against a specified health care provider, or take any action that has such effect, on the basis that the specified health care provider does not or declines to store or fill a prescription, or make a referral, for a drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to cause an abortion or that the specified health care provider in good faith believes may be used to cause an abortion. (b) Private right of action (1) In general A qualified party may, in a civil action, obtain appropriate relief, including damages, with regard to a violation of subsection (a) or threat made in violation of subsection (a). (2) Qualified party The term qualified party means, with respect to a violation of subsection (a) or threat made in violation of such subsection— (A) the Attorney General of the United States