Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

HB2158 Relating to an exception to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

Direction

Abortion exceptionsAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 95%

Adds an exception to Texas's abortion prohibition for cases of lethal fetal anomaly or diagnosis, based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment, so more legal access to abortion in those circumstances.

The prohibition under Subsection (a) does not apply if, based on the physician's reasonable medical judgment, the abortion is necessary because of a lethal fetal anomaly or diagnosis.

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Status: Died (session ended)

Last action: 2025-03-14: Referred to Public Health
Filed: 2025-01-28
Committee: Public Health
Sponsor: Gina Hinojosa D

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new exception to an existing abortion ban for lethal fetal anomalies, which expands legal access to abortion under the abortion topic.

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Text versions

Introduced 2025-01-28

History (3 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-14	H	Referred to Public Health
2025-03-14	H	Read first time
2025-01-28	H	Filed