Texas Bill Regarding Wrongful Birth Lawsuits (HB 434)
This law was last updated on Mar 9, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HB 434
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Nov 21, 2016
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 24
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 25
Topics
Wrongful BirthFull Bill Text
HB 434 would prohibit wrongful birth lawsuits. This would prohibit anyone from seeking actions or damages based on the claim that but for the act or omission of another, a person would not have been permitted to be born alive but would have been aborted.
Related Legislation
Companion bill to SB 25.
Similar to HB 3008, which failed to pass in 2015.
People
Co-sponsor
- Valoree Swanson
- Lynn Stucky
- Tom Oliverson
- Jay Dean
- Terry Wilson
- Mike Schofield
- Dustin Burrows
- William Metcalf
- DeWayne Burns
- Dennis Paul
- Dennis Bonnen
- Tony Dale
- Dwayne Bohac
- Cindy Burkett
- Greg Bonnen
- James Frank
- Jason Isaac
- Phil King
- Stephanie Klick
- Jeff Leach
- Jim Murphy
- Scott Sanford
- Matt Schaefer
- Ed Thompson
Primary Sponsor
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