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TX HB2651

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mihaela Plesa

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows physicians to perform abortions on unemancipated minors (unmarried minors who have not been legally emancipated) with only the minor's consent, without requiring parental consent or judicial approval

  • Removes existing restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs for unemancipated minors if a physician determines the drug will be effective and does not pose a risk based on gestational age

  • Provides liability protection for physicians performing abortions on unemancipated minors under this exemption, shielding them from civil liability, criminal liability, and disciplinary action

  • Repeals Chapter 33 of the Family Code, which contains Texas's existing parental notification and judicial bypass requirements for minors seeking abortions

  • Amends multiple statutes to remove references to judicial bypass procedures and parental consent requirements for minor abortions, including removing these as prohibited practices for physician licensing

Legislative Description

Relating to an exemption from abortion restrictions for unemancipated minors and the repeal of provisions regarding notice and consent to those abortions.

MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

3/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence3/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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