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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
SB31Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.
Direction
AbortionexceptionsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Broadens the medical emergency exception to abortions by clarifying that the life-threatening condition need not be imminent or have already caused impairment or damage, that 'life-threatening' includes conditions capable of causing death without actively injuring the patient, that treatment can be,
in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment, the pregnant female on whom the abortion is performed, induced, or attempted has a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that places the female at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced
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Abortionbans gestational limitsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Amends the definition of 'medical emergency' used in post-20-week abortion prohibitions and other restrictions to align with the broadened exception in Section 170A.002(b)(2), allowing abortions later in pregnancy under the clarified medical emergency standard.
The prohibitions and requirements under Sections 171.043, 171.044, and 171.045(b) do not apply to an abortion performed if, in the physician's reasonable medical judgment, the abortion is necessary due to a medical emergency
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Law
Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Last action
2025-06-20: Effective immediately
Filed
2025-03-14
Sponsor
Bryan Hughes R, Charlie Geren R, Ann Johnson D, Donna Howard D, Lacey Hull R, Angelia Orr R + 78 cosponsors (40 D, 38 R)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill substantively addresses abortion by amending multiple statutes to broaden and clarify the medical emergency/life-of-mother exception (including no-imminence language, ectopic/spontaneous abortion clarifications, and protections against aiding/abetting liability for consultations), which expands legal access to abortion in such cases; it also updates related definitions, protections for physicians, and mandates education without changing the underlying bans. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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