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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB2423Relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for treatment provided for a miscarriage.
Direction
AbortionexceptionsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Expands the statutory exemption from the definition of abortion to cover any medically appropriate treatment for a miscarriage or suspected miscarriage, rather than only removal of a dead fetus from spontaneous abortion.
An act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to: ... (B) provide treatment for a miscarriage or suspected miscarriage, in accordance with the applicable standard of medical care and by any means a physician determines medically appropriate [deleted: remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion];
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Abortionpersonhood ivfAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Retains the existing definition of abortion that refers to causing the death of an 'unborn child' of a pregnant woman, which treats the fetus as a rights-bearing person from conception.
"Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the Health and Safety Code definition of abortion to broaden the miscarriage-treatment exemption (changing from only removing a dead fetus to any medically appropriate treatment for miscarriage or suspected miscarriage) while keeping the core definition that equates ending the life of an unborn child with abortion.
Related bills
HB438Relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an unborn child resulting from an abortion.↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed
HB575Relating to the protection of an unborn child's rights and criminal liability and justification for prohibited conduct.↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed
HJR24Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Filed
SB231Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Filed