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TX HB1987

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rhetta Bowers

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals Chapter 170A of the Health and Safety Code and Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71 of the Revised Statutes, which contain laws prohibiting abortion in Texas

  • Narrows abortion complication reporting requirements to apply only to physicians who perform or treat complications at abortion facilities, rather than all healthcare providers who treat such complications

  • Requires abortion-inducing drugs to be provided only by physicians following FDA-approved protocols as outlined in the drug's final printed label

  • Allows abortion-inducing drugs to be provided in dosage amounts prescribed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Practice Bulletin guidelines as they existed on January 1, 2013

  • Requires physicians to schedule a follow-up visit within 14 days after administration of abortion-inducing drugs to confirm pregnancy termination and assess blood loss

Legislative Description

Relating to the regulation of abortion, including abortion complication reporting and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Last Action

Referred to Public Health

3/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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