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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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related to expanding the exemptions of abortions and Texas women's |
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access to reproductive healthcare including in vitro |
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fertilization. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 170A.001 of the Health and Safety code is amended |
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by adding Subsection (4)(5)(6) to section (b) to read as follows: |
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(4) applied to instances where in vitro fertilization |
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or fertility treatments of any type are used; |
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(5) The use, prescription, administration, procuring, |
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or selling of Plan B, morning-after pills, intrauterine devices, or |
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any other type of contraception or emergency contraception; |
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(6) An act performed with the purpose to: |
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(A) Save the life or preserve the health of the |
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unborn child; |
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(B) Remove a dead unborn child caused by |
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spontaneous abortion; or |
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(C) Remove or treat an ectopic pregnancy, the |
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implantation of a fertilized egg or embryo outside of the uterus. |
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SECTION 2. Section 170.002, 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) 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: This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a |
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vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |