TX SB31

Clarifies the medical emergency exception to Texas abortion prohibitions, specifying that physicians may act when a pregnant woman has a life-threatening physical condition posing risk of death or serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function, without requiring the threat to be imminent or the patient to first suffer damage

Defines "life-threatening" as "capable of causing death or potentially fatal" and explicitly states physicians may address risks before the pregnant woman suffers any effects, removes requirement that physicians must use methods providing best opportunity for unborn child survival

Expands definition of "ectopic pregnancy" to include implantation in abnormal or scarred portions of the uterus causing non-viability, and clarifies that removing ectopic pregnancies and dead unborn children from spontaneous abortion constitutes reasonable medical judgment

Specifies that certain activities do not constitute aiding or abetting prohibited abortions, including physician consultations, attorney-physician communications, and providing services or products when a treating physician has determined a medical emergency exception applies

Requires Texas Medical Board to offer continuing medical education courses on abortion laws by January 1, 2026, with mandatory completion for physicians providing obstetric care before license renewal; requires State Bar of Texas to develop free continuing legal education on abortion regulations