Texas Bill Regarding Wrongful Birth Lawsuits (HB 434)

This law was last updated on Mar 9, 2019

State

Texas

Number

HB 434

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Nov 21, 2016

Topics

Wrongful Birth

Full Bill Text

www.legis.state.tx.us

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.