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Texas
Laws in Detail

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Texas

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

  • Governor Rick Perry (R) is anti-choice.

Legislature

  • The Texas House is anti-choice.
  • The Texas Senate is anti-choice.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Biased Counseling & Mandatory Delay

Texas law subjects women seeking abortion services to biased-counseling requirements and mandatory delays.
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Public Facilities and Employees Restriction

Texas prohibits the use of public funds for the direct or indirect costs of most abortion services.
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Refusal to Provide Medical Services

Texas allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
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Restrictions on Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion

Texas restricts low-income women's access to abortion.
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Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion

Texas law restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental notice and consent.
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Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)

Texas subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals.
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PRO-CHOICE LAWS

Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning

Texas provides certain low-income women increased coverage for Medicaid-funded reproductive health care services.
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OTHER RELEVANT LAWS

Post-Viability Abortion Restriction

Texas restricts post-viability abortions.
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93 percent of Texas counties have no abortion provider

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

Did You Know?

NARAL Pro-Choice Texas
Sara Cleveland
Executive Director
P.O. Box 684602 
Austin, Texas 78768
Phone: 512.462.1661
Fax: 512.462.2007

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