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This law was last updated on Apr 1, 2015
This law is Anti–Choice
SB 1869
Failed to Pass
Mar 13, 2015
Bill Authors: 1
Total Sponsors: 1
SB 1869 would require women seeking an abortion to take an adoption options and parenting resource session prior to the procedure.
SB 1869 would amend existing informed consent law (Health and Safety Code § 171.012) to require physicians to provide patients seeking an abortion with information about the resource awareness session provided by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Under SB 1869, the Health and Human Services Commission would be required to offer, at no cost, a resource awareness session lasting 1-3 hours that provides information regarding:
Before the abortion is performed, the pregnant woman would need to complete the session and obtain a certificate of completion.
A woman would not be required to take the session if:
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