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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB3132Relating to reporting requirements for assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.
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Abortionpersonhood ivfAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Defines 'embryo' as a living organism from fertilization and requires detailed tracking and reporting of embryo creation, transfer, destruction, and outcomes in IVF and related procedures, increasing legal and regulatory scrutiny of IVF practices.
"Embryo" means a distinct and living organism of the species homo sapiens from the moment of fertilization until death or eight weeks gestation, including the single-cell stage of development and such embryos that are in a state of cryopreservation or are otherwise unused.
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AbortionotherAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Imposes detailed annual reporting on IVF/ART providers about embryo creation, destruction (including for sex selection or other reasons), losses, and outcomes, with penalties for noncompliance, adding regulatory requirements to assisted reproductive technology.
Each assisted reproductive technology provider in the state shall submit an annual report to the department detailing the following information for the previous calendar year: (1) Number of embryos created in total through assisted reproductive technology cycles; (2) What happens to each of the embryos created; ... (6) How many embryos are intentionally destroyed at the discretion of the assisted reproductive technology provider or the prospective parents and, for each instance, a specified reason...
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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new chapter to the Health and Safety Code imposing extensive reporting on ART/IVF providers, including embryo counts, intentional and negligent destruction (with reasons like undesired sex), losses, and outcomes. It defines 'embryo' as a living human organism from fertilization, which triggers the fetal personhood-ivf tag with a restricts direction per guidelines. The reporting requirements add regulatory burdens specific to IVF without expanding access, resulting in a second restricts tag under abortion/other. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB232Relating to conditions applicable to health benefit plan coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures.↑Expands abortion access Filed
HB348Relating to including fetal development instruction as part of the required health curriculum for public school students in certain grade le↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed
HB438Relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an unborn child resulting from an abortion.↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed
HB511Relating to restricting who may be a party to a gestational agreement based on citizenship status or relation to a foreign terrorist organiz↓Restricts abortion access Filed