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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase and use of and access to information on |
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contraceptives. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter Y to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER Y. CONTRACEPTIVES |
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Sec. 161.751. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Contraceptive" means a drug, device, or other |
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method of preventing pregnancy that is approved by the United |
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States Food and Drug Administration. |
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(2) "Emergency contraceptive" means a drug containing |
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an elevated dose of hormones that: |
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(A) is used postcoitally; |
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(B) prevents pregnancy by preventing |
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fertilization of an egg or preventing implantation of a fertilized |
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egg in a uterus; and |
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(C) is approved by the United States Food and |
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Drug Administration. |
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Sec. 161.752. PROHIBITED GOVERNMENTAL RESTRICTIONS RELATED |
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TO CONTRACEPTIVES. Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local |
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governmental entity may not prohibit or restrict in any manner the |
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right of an individual: |
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(1) to purchase or use a contraceptive, including an |
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emergency contraceptive; or |
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(2) to access information on contraceptives, |
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including emergency contraceptives. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |