HB 2423
AN ACT relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Clarifies that medical treatments for miscarriages are not considered abortions under Texas law. It specifically exempts medical procedures and interventions performed to address miscarriages or suspected miscarriages from the state's abortion definition, ensuring that healthcare providers can provide standard medical care for pregnancy complications without legal risk. The exemption allows physicians to provide treatment using any medically appropriate means, protecting both patient health and medical professional discretion.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for treatment provided for a miscarriage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 245.002(1), Health and Safety Code, is (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. 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) provide treatment for a miscarriage or suspected miscarriage, in accordance with the applicable standard of medical care and by any means a physician determines medically appropriate [remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by (C) remove an ectopic pregnancy. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Abortion and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Gavin L. Massingill
Luis Saenz
Darlene Brugnoli
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Ky Ash
Nora Del Bosque
Craig Holzheauser
Felix Chevalier
Clayton Pope
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for
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