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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

HJR80 Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization.

Direction

Abortion bans gestational limitsAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Constitutionalizes a right to abortion before fetal viability or when needed for health, preventing the state from prohibiting or restricting it in those cases, so more legal access to abortion.

Before a fetus is viable or when an abortion is necessary to protect a pregnant individual's health as determined by the individual's health care provider, this state may not: (1) prohibit or restrict the right of the individual to obtain an abortion;

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Abortion exceptionsAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 80%

Constitutionalizes a right to abortion before fetal viability or when needed for health as determined by the provider, so more legal access to abortion.

Before a fetus is viable or when an abortion is necessary to protect a pregnant individual's health as determined by the individual's health care provider, this state may not: (1) prohibit or restrict the right of the individual to obtain an abortion;

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Abortion personhood ivfAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Constitutionalizes a right to assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures including in vitro fertilization, with regulation allowed only to protect health, so more legal access to IVF without personhood restrictions.

Each individual residing in this state has the right to obtain assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization. This state may regulate the provision of the treatments and procedures to the extent necessary to protect an individual's health.

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Abortion ballot constitutionalAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Proposes a constitutional amendment to guarantee rights to abortion and assisted reproductive technology including IVF, to be submitted to voters, so more legal access to abortion.

This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization."

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-03-07: Referred to State Affairs
Filed
2024-11-12
Committee
State Affairs
Sponsor
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos D, John Bryant D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill proposes a constitutional amendment that expands abortion access by guaranteeing a right to abortion before viability or for health reasons with limits on state prohibitions or penalties, and expands access to IVF by guaranteeing a right to assisted reproductive technology with only health-based regulation allowed.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-03-07HReferred to State Affairs
2025-03-07HRead first time
2024-11-12HFiled