From Texas Monthly:
Republican lawmakers have introduced bills in the House and Senate that would restrict abortion in eighteen different ways. Some of these bills appear unlikely to advance, filed by lawmakers without much sway in the Capitol. Others, which would also affect issues identified as priorities by state leaders, are more likely to become law.
- Most of the bills focus on a few specific areas:
- Financially punishing businesses that have promised to cover employees’ out-of-state abortion–related expenses
- Punishing abortion funds that help Texans seeking abortions in other states pay for travel, lodging, and medical bills
- Creating alternative routes for prosecution in counties where district attorneys have pledged not to charge abortion providers
Other bills would open the door to broader and more creative restrictions:
- Finding ways to prevent Texans from even attempting to seek mail-order abortion pills
- Invoking the possibility of the death penalty for patients who obtain abortions or emergency contraception
- Restricting emergency contraception in addition to abortion
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