Senate Bill 328 Summary

• Defines contraception as FDA-approved drugs or devices to prevent pregnancy and exempts contraception from abortion regulations.

• Requires physicians to provide pregnant women with written and oral informed consent information at least 18 hours before abortion, including physician contact information, fetal development details, risks of abortion, information on fetal pain at 20 weeks, and state department website resources.

• Mandates state department of health post internet links on its website concerning abortion and the fetus, including a link to the Texas Department of State Health Services Woman's Right to Know page.

• Requires physicians performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital in the county or adjacent county where the abortion is performed and notify patients of the hospital location for follow-up care.

• Allows minors seeking abortion waivers of parental consent to petition juvenile court in their county of residence or where abortion is to be performed, and prohibits physicians or abortion providers from serving as the minor's legal representative in such proceedings.