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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature |
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from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related |
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health care. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 68 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 68. The legislature by general law may not restrict an |
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individual's access to abortion or other related health care if the |
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individual in consultation with a licensed physician chooses to |
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obtain the abortion or health care. |
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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 prohibiting the |
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legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and |
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related health care." |