Texas Bill Relating to Prohibited Acts for a Physician or Applicant of a Medical License (HB 47)

HB 47 would prohibit a physician or applicant of a medical license from performing an abortion unless:

• it is necessary to avert the pregnant person’s death or serious physical injury;
• the abortion is to remove an ectopic pregnancy; or
• in the case of multiple “unborn children,” it is necessary to ensure that at least one “unborn child” is born alive and healthy.

A physician who violates this provision would have their medical license revoked.

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Related Legislation

Identical to HB 86, which failed to pass during the 2017 legislative session.

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Latest Action

11/12/18 – Prefiled.

2/11/19 – Introduced; referred to state House Public Health Committee.

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