SB6 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 95%

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

Authorizes qui tam civil actions with high statutory damages, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief against those who violate prohibitions on abortion-inducing drugs, plus limits on defenses, jurisdiction rules, and immunity provisions that deter provision, so less access to abortion services.

a person, other than a political subdivision of this state, or an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state, has standing to bring and may bring a qui tam action against a person who: (1) violates Section 171A.051; or (2) intends to violate Section 171A.051.

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 85%

Grants the attorney general parens patriae standing to sue for damages or injunctive relief on behalf of unborn children of Texas residents against violators of criminal abortion laws, which expands the legal concept of personhood to include the unborn.

The attorney general has parens patriae standing to bring an action under this section on behalf of unborn children of residents of this state.

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↓Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Voids out-of-state clawback or shield laws that would allow suits against Texas residents for enforcing or assisting Texas abortion restrictions, applies Texas law to such conduct, and authorizes actions against those pursuing clawback claims, so less protection for interstate travel or provision of

Notwithstanding any other law, and except as otherwise required by federal law or the Texas Constitution, the law of this state applies to: (1) the conduct described in Subsection (a); (2) any claim brought against a person for engaging in conduct described in Subsection (a); (3) any claim brought under a clawback provision against a citizen or resident of this State;

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