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HB 486, 69th R.S.

Amending Title 5 of the Texas Penal Code, by adding a new Chapter 23, prohibiting certain abortions and related conduct, amending Chapter 4 of Title 28 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes by adding a new Article 1015b prohibiting the performance of certain abortions in city or town hospitals; amending Chapter 5 of Title 71 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes by adding a new Article 4494t prohibiting the performance of certain abortions in hospital districts, county or county-city/town hospitals; amending Section 32.003, Texas Human Resources Code, to define the term "medical assistance" as excluding care and services in connection with the performance of certain abortions and amending Texas Revised Civil Statutes Article 4512.7 to include the right not to perform pathological examination of abortion tissue.

Last action: Reported from s/c favorably w/sub.

Author: L.B. Kubiak

Companion:

SB 129 (Identical)

Subjects:
Abortion

House Committee: State Affairs () Minutes: April 15 1985 | May 13 1985 | May 14 1985

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