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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of informational materials and certain |
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other information to a pregnant woman before an abortion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 171.012, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The information required to be provided under |
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Subsections (a)(1) and (2) may not be provided by audio or video |
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recording and must be provided at least 24 hours before the abortion |
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is to be performed: |
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(1) orally and in person in a private and confidential |
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setting if the pregnant woman currently lives less than 100 miles |
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from the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed |
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under Chapter 245 or a facility that performs more than 50 abortions |
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in any 12-month period; or |
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(2) orally by telephone on a private call or in person |
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in a private and confidential setting if the pregnant woman |
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certifies that the woman currently lives 100 miles or more from the |
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nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed under Chapter |
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245 or a facility that performs more than 50 abortions in any |
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12-month period. |
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(f) The physician who is to perform the abortion, or the |
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physician's designee, shall in person provide a copy of the |
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informational materials described by Section 171.014: |
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(1) on the day of the consultation required under |
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Subsection (a)(4) for a pregnant woman who lives less than 100 miles |
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from the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed |
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under Chapter 245 or a facility that performs more than 50 abortions |
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in any 12-month period; or |
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(2) before any sedative or anesthesia is administered |
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to the pregnant woman on the day of the abortion and at least two |
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hours before the abortion if the woman lives 100 miles or more from |
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the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed under |
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Chapter 245 or a facility that performs more than 50 abortions in |
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any 12-month period. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.012, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an abortion performed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |