HB 1307
AN ACT relating to the definition of abortion.
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the definition of abortion. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (4-c) to (1) "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant. The term does not include birth control devices, [or] oral contraceptives, or in vitro fertilization. An act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to: (A) save the life or preserve the health of an (B) remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion; or (C) remove an ectopic pregnancy. (4-c) "In vitro fertilization" means the practice by which eggs are collected from ovaries and manually fertilized by sperm for later placement inside a uterus. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Abortion and related subject areas.
Gavin L. Massingill
Erika Ramirez
Darcy Caballero
Brianna M. Menard
Ky Ash
Jennifer Allmon
Felix Chevalier
James W. Mathis
Colby Reed Nichols
David Doran Parker
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the definition of abortion.
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