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Texas · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
SB51Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including infant supportive palliative care and exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
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AbortionexceptionsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Adds an exception to the abortion prohibition for cases of lethal fetal anomaly or diagnosis, as determined by two physicians, so more legal access to abortion in those cases.
It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the pregnant female's treating physician and one other physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology determine the abortion is necessary due to a lethal fetal anomaly or diagnosis.
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Abortionbans gestational limitsAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Requires multidisciplinary ethics committee review of abortions after 24 weeks gestation that rely on the new lethal fetal anomaly exception, adding a procedural step that can limit access after that point.
A multidisciplinary ethics committee composed of members appointed in accordance with rules the Texas Medical Board adopts shall review a physician's determination that an abortion is necessary under Section 170A.002(b-1) for each fetus older than 24 weeks of age.
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Abortionpersonhood ivfAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 85%
Repeals Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes (the Texas pre-Roe abortion ban that treated the fetus as a person from conception), removing that fetal-personhood-based prohibition.
Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes, is repealed.
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AbortionotherAI label
=No change to abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Establishes minimum standards for supportive palliative care to infants born with lethal fetal anomalies, creating a regulatory framework for post-birth care in such cases.
The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe minimum standards for the scope and delivery of supportive palliative care to an infant born with a lethal fetal anomaly or diagnosis.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands abortion access by creating a new exception for lethal fetal anomalies (with review required after 24 weeks) and by repealing the old Texas criminal abortion statute (Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes) that had treated the unborn as a person; it also adds rules for palliative care of affected infants born alive, which is neutral on the abortion axis.
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