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Texas Bill Clarifying when Doctors Can Perform Life-Saving Abortions Wins Early House Vote
- On May 21, 2025, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 31, the Life of the Mother Act, at the Capitol by a vote of 129 to 6 to clarify medical abortion exceptions.
- The bill follows confusion among doctors due to vague abortion restrictions after Roe v. Wade’s 2022 overturn and pending legal debate over a 1925 statute’s revival.
- SB 31 clarifies that doctors can provide abortion care to save a pregnant woman’s life or prevent major bodily function loss without delaying treatment but adds no new exceptions for rape or incest.
- The bill requires medical and legal training about abortion laws, removes fear of legal repercussions for doctors discussing abortion, and places the burden of proof on the state in prosecutions.
- If signed by Governor Abbott, SB 31 would clarify care standards in emergencies while maintaining Texas’ strict abortion laws, though some advocates criticize its limited exceptions and potential loopholes.
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Texas bill clarifying when doctors can perform life-saving abortions wins early House vote
(The Texas Tribune) -- The House voted 129-6 on Wednesday to preliminarily approve a bill to clarify Texas’ near-total abortion ban, after it passed the Senate unanimously last month. Despite wide bipartisan support for the bill, some conservative lawmakers raised concerns about whether this would create a loophole allowing doctors to “rubber stamp” otherwise prohibited abortions. Bill sponsor Rep. Charlie Geren, a Republican from Fort Worth, st…
Texas House passes ‘Life of the Mother Act’ aiming to clarify when emergency abortions are allowed
Senate Bill 31 comes after reporting found that confusion surrounding Texas’ abortion ban had resulted in the deaths of at least two women. The bill needs one more procedural vote before it heads to the governor’s desk.
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