HB3410 Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters and to the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

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Prohibits local governments from banning travel through their jurisdiction to obtain an abortion and bars construing abortion statutes to prohibit assistance for travel to obtain an abortion, so more legal access to abortion.

A municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure that prohibits the travel of a person through the municipality or county for the purpose of obtaining an abortion.

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Limits application of abortion statutes to a fertilized egg or embryo implanted in a uterus and excludes death from involuntary miscarriage after IVF or similar treatments from such statutes, so less effect of fetal personhood on IVF.

A statute regulating or prohibiting abortion: (1) applies only to a fertilized egg or embryo implanted in a uterus at any point; and (2) does not apply to the death of an unborn child resulting from an involuntary miscarriage following in vitro fertilization or similar assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures.

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Repeals Subchapter C (Heartbeat Act) and Subchapter H (private enforcement) of Chapter 171, Health and Safety Code, along with other statutes prohibiting or limiting abortion, so more legal access to abortion.

The following provisions are repealed: ... (6) Subchapter C, Chapter 171, Health and Safety Code; (7) Subchapter H, Chapter 171, Health and Safety Code;

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Removes requirements that abortion facility standards match those of ambulatory surgical centers and deletes certain reporting mandates on medical emergencies and other details, so fewer regulations on abortion providers.

The rules must contain minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of an abortion facility [deleted: and must contain provisions requiring compliance with the requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 171]. [deleted: On and after September 1, 2014, the minimum standards for an abortion facility must be equivalent to the minimum standards adopted under Section 243.010 for ambulatory surgical centers.]

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Changes the gestational limit for providing abortion-inducing drugs from 49 to 70 days and removes commission enforcement of certain subchapters, so more legal access to medication abortion.

ensure the physician does not provide an abortion-inducing drug for a pregnant woman whose pregnancy is more than 70 [deleted: 49] days of gestational age.

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Bars construing abortion statutes to authorize penalties or liability on the pregnant individual and repeals various prohibitions on abortion, so broader exceptions and fewer restrictions on abortion access.

A statute regulating or prohibiting abortion may not be construed to: ... (2) authorize the imposition or incurrence of criminal, civil, or administrative penalties or liability on a pregnant individual on whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted.

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Repeals multiple statutes and provisions prohibiting abortion (including Chapter 170A and various Penal Code and Civil Practice sections) and adds construction rules limiting application of remaining statutes, so overall repeal of many abortion restrictions.

The following provisions are repealed: (3) Chapter 170A, Health and Safety Code; ... (9) Section 9.35, Penal Code; and (10) Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes.

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