model confidence 90%
Adds new exceptions allowing abortions for women 35+ or with high-risk conditions, or if pregnancy from IVF, so more legal access to abortion.
Subsection (a) does not prohibit a physician from performing an abortion if: (1) the pregnant woman is 35 years of age or older or has a high-risk condition, as determined by the physician; or (2) the pregnancy resulted from in vitro fertilization.
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model confidence 85%
Amends the definition of abortion to exempt IVF, fertility treatments, Plan B, contraception, and certain procedures to save the unborn child or treat ectopic pregnancy, so less impact from abortion restrictions on these.
(4) applied to instances where in vitro fertilization or fertility treatments of any type are used; (5) The use, prescription, administration, procuring, or selling of Plan B, morning-after pills, intrauterine devices, or any other type of contraception or emergency contraception;
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model confidence 70%
Expands exceptions to the existing abortion prohibition in Section 170.002(a), allowing abortions in more circumstances without changing the underlying gestational framework, so more legal access to abortion.
Subsection (a) does not prohibit a physician from performing an abortion if:
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Status: Died (session ended)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands abortion exceptions for age, high-risk, and IVF pregnancies; exempts IVF, contraception, and certain medical procedures from the definition of abortion; and clarifies protections for saving the unborn child or treating ectopic pregnancies, all increasing legal access to reproductive healthcare including IVF without imposing new restrictions.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | H | Referred to Public Health |
| 2025-03-10 | H | Read first time |
| 2024-11-12 | H | Filed |