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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exceptions to laws prohibiting abortion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 170.002, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 170.002. PROHIBITED ACTS; EXEMPTIONS [EXEMPTION]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 170.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and |
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(b-1), a person may not intentionally or knowingly perform an |
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abortion on a woman who is pregnant with a viable unborn child |
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during the third trimester of the pregnancy. |
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(b-1) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a physician from |
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performing an abortion if: |
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(1) the pregnant woman is 35 years of age or older or |
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has a high-risk condition, as determined by the physician; or |
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(2) the pregnancy resulted from in vitro |
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fertilization. |
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SECTION 3. Section 170A.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The prohibition under Subsection (a) does not apply |
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if: |
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(1) the pregnant woman is 35 years of age or older or |
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has a high-risk condition, as determined by a physician; or |
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(2) the pregnancy resulted from in vitro |
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fertilization. |
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SECTION 4. Section 171.046, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The prohibitions and requirements under Sections |
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171.043, 171.044, and 171.045(b) do not apply to an abortion |
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performed if: |
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(1) the pregnant woman is 35 years of age or older or |
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has a high-risk condition, as determined by a physician; or |
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(2) the pregnancy resulted from in vitro |
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fertilization. |
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SECTION 5. Section 171.063, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The restriction on the provision of an |
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abortion-inducing drug under Subsection (c)(6) does not apply if: |
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(1) either: |
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(A) the pregnant woman is 35 years of age or older |
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or has a high-risk condition, as determined by the physician; or |
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(B) the pregnancy resulted from in vitro |
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fertilization; and |
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(2) based on the physician's reasonable medical |
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judgment and the gestational age of the pregnancy, the provision of |
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the abortion-inducing drug will be effective and does not pose a |
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risk to the pregnant woman. |
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SECTION 6. The heading to Section 171.102, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.102. PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS PROHIBITED; |
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EXCEPTIONS. |
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SECTION 7. Section 171.102, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a physician who |
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performs a partial-birth abortion if: |
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(1) the pregnant woman is 35 years of age or older or |
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has a high-risk condition, as determined by the physician; or |
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(2) the pregnancy resulted from in vitro |
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fertilization. |
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SECTION 8. The heading to Section 171.152, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.152. DISMEMBERMENT ABORTIONS PROHIBITED; |
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EXCEPTIONS. |
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SECTION 9. Section 171.152(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not intentionally perform a dismemberment |
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abortion unless: |
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(1) the dismemberment abortion is necessary in a |
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medical emergency; |
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(2) the pregnant woman is 35 years of age or older or |
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has a high-risk condition, as determined by a physician; or |
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(3) the pregnancy resulted from in vitro |
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fertilization. |
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SECTION 10. The heading to Section 171.205, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.205. EXCEPTIONS [EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL |
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EMERGENCY]; RECORDS. |
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SECTION 11. Section 171.205, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Sections 171.203 and 171.204 do not apply to an |
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abortion performed or induced by a physician if: |
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(1) the pregnant woman is 35 years of age or older or |
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has a high-risk condition, as determined by the physician; or |
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(2) the pregnancy resulted from in vitro |
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fertilization. |
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SECTION 12. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |