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TX HB1987
Bill
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rhetta Bowers
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Requires abortion-inducing drugs to be provided only by physicians following FDA-approved protocols as outlined in the drug's final printed label
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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
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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