HB7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.

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Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, mailing, transport, delivery, prescription or provision of abortion-inducing drugs in or to/from Texas, with limited exceptions, so less legal access to medication abortion.

a person may not: (1) manufacture or distribute an abortion-inducing drug in this state; or (2) mail, transport, deliver, prescribe, or provide an abortion-inducing drug in any manner to or from any person or location in this state.

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 95%

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, mailing, transport, delivery, prescription or provision of abortion-inducing drugs in or to/from Texas, with limited exceptions, so less legal access to medication abortion.

a person may not: (1) manufacture or distribute an abortion-inducing drug in this state; or (2) mail, transport, deliver, prescribe, or provide an abortion-inducing drug in any manner to or from any person or location in this state.

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 90%

Bars enforcement of out-of-state abortion shield laws or judgments that would protect provision of abortion-inducing drugs to or from Texas, and authorizes qui tam suits against out-of-state conduct, so less protection for interstate provision of medication abortion.

the laws of another state or jurisdiction, including an abortion shield law, unless the Texas Constitution or federal law compels the court to enforce that law;

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 85%

Creates qui tam civil liability for providing abortion-inducing drugs (including by out-of-state physicians or providers if pleaded and proved), with high damages, defenses limited, and no class actions, so more regulation and legal risk for providers of medication abortion.

A qui tam action may not be brought under this section: ... (8) against a health care provider or physician, unless the qui tam relator pleads and proves that the provider or physician engaged in conduct constituting a violation of Section 171A.051 while located outside this state;

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Limits the prohibition on abortion-inducing drugs to exclude only medical emergencies, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, non-abortion purposes, and certain protected speech/conduct, while barring qui tam suits against the pregnant woman herself, so narrows the scope of the ban but still curts

Subsection (a) does not prohibit: ... (3) the manufacture, distribution, mailing, transport, delivery, prescribing, provision, or possession of an abortion-inducing drug solely for one or more of the purposes described by Section 171A.002(a)(9);

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