Restricts abortion access model confidence 90%
Defines 'individual' to include an unborn child from fertilization, applies homicide and assault laws equally to unborn victims, and repeals exceptions that had permitted certain prenatal homicides, so less legal access to abortion.
"Individual" means a human being who is alive, including an unborn child at every stage of development from fertilization until birth.
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Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%
Limits applicability of homicide and assault chapters to unborn victims by adding exceptions only for lifesaving procedures with steps to save the unborn child or spontaneous miscarriage, replacing broader prior exceptions and narrowing justifications for prenatal harm, so less legal access to or le
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the unintentional injury or death of an unborn child resulting from: (1) lifesaving procedures undertaken to save the life of a pregnant mother when accompanied by reasonable and available steps to save the life of the mother's unborn child; or (2) a spontaneous miscarriage.
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Status: Died (session ended)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands the definition of 'individual' and 'person' to include unborn children from fertilization, applies criminal homicide and assault laws to them, and repeals prior statutory exceptions (Penal Code 19.06 and 22.12) that shielded abortion providers and certain prenatal conduct from liability, while adding narrower exceptions only for specific lifesaving efforts and miscarriages. This directly enacts fetal personhood and restricts abortion access under the abortion/personhood-ivf and exceptions topics. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, immigration enforcement, or
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | H | Filed |