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Texas · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
SB43Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
Direction
AbortionexceptionsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Adds an exception to the general abortion prohibition for pregnancies resulting from sexual assault or related offenses, without requiring a police report, forensic evidence, or prosecution, so more legal access to abortion in those cases.
It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the pregnant patient indicates the pregnancy resulted from sexual assault in violation of Section 22.011, Penal Code, aggravated sexual assault in violation of Section 22.021, Penal Code, or conduct constituting an offense under Section 25.02, Penal Code.
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Abortionbans gestational limitsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Repeals Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes (the pre-Roe total abortion ban), removing that prohibition so more legal access to abortion.
Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes, is repealed.
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AbortionotherAI label
=No change to abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Amends multiple provisions to update references and headings while preserving other abortion regulations and private enforcement mechanisms, resulting in no net change to overall access beyond the new exceptions and repeal.
This subchapter may not be construed to: (1) authorize the initiation of a cause of action against or the prosecution of a pregnant patient on whom an abortion is performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced in violation of this subchapter; (2) wholly or partly repeal, either expressly or by implication, any other statute that regulates or prohibits abortion; or (3) restrict a political subdivision from regulating or prohibiting abortion in a manner that is at least as stringent as the laws of this state.
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Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-08-18: Filed
Filed
2025-08-18
Sponsor
Carol Alvarado D, Cesar Blanco D, Molly Cook D, Sarah Eckhardt D, Roland Gutierrez D, Jose Menendez D, Borris Miles D, Royce West D
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a sexual assault exception to the general prohibition (Section 170A.002), cross-applies exceptions to heartbeat/pre-viability bans, updates language to remove references to the repealed total ban, and explicitly repeals the pre-Roe total abortion ban in Chapter 6-1/2 while leaving other regulations intact; all changes expand abortion access via exceptions and repeal without restricting it elsewhere.
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