By: Hinojosa | H.B. No. 2158 |
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relating to an exception to certain laws prohibiting abortion. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 170A.002, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | ||
(b-1) The prohibition under Subsection (a) does not apply | ||
if, based on the physician's reasonable medical judgment, the | ||
abortion is necessary because of a lethal fetal anomaly or | ||
diagnosis. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |