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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights to an |
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abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and |
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procedures, including in vitro fertilization. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Sections 37 and 38 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, |
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a pregnant individual has the right to obtain an abortion in this |
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state. |
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(b) Before a fetus is viable or when an abortion is |
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necessary to protect a pregnant individual's health as determined |
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by the individual's health care provider, this state may not: |
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(1) prohibit or restrict the right of the individual |
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to obtain an abortion; or |
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(2) penalize a health care provider authorized under |
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state law to perform or induce an abortion for the performance or |
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inducement. |
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Sec. 38. Each individual residing in this state has the |
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right to obtain assisted reproductive technology treatments and |
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procedures, including in vitro fertilization. This state may |
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regulate the provision of the treatments and procedures to the |
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extent necessary to protect an individual's health. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights |
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to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments |
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and procedures, including in vitro fertilization." |