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State Representative Tony Tinderholt filed a bill to criminalize abortion.
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State Representative Tony Tinderholt filed a bill to criminalize abortion.
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Abortion legislation in Texas received nationwide attention after Wendy Davis' filibuster in 2013. Davis is no longer in the Texas Legislature, but they'll be many anti-abortion bills around for the upcoming session. 

Take a look at some of the most prominent anti-abortion bills filed for the 84th Legislative Session
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Abortion legislation in Texas received nationwide attention after Wendy Davis' filibuster in 2013. Davis is no longer in the Texas Legislature, but they'll be many anti-abortion bills around for the upcoming ... more
Photo: Alberto Martínez, AP
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HB 3130/SB 1872 - Abortion coverage by the health plans/Affordable Healthcare Act

Details: The bill would prohibit coverage through a health benefit exchange for abortions except in special cases (i.e. medical complications that threaten the pregnant woman's life).
Filed by: Marsha Farney (R-Georgetown), Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels)

Source: HB 3130
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HB 3130/SB 1872 - Abortion coverage by the health plans/Affordable Healthcare Act

Details: The bill would prohibit coverage through a health benefit exchange for abortions except in special cases (i.e.
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Photo: Houston Chronicle/Associated Press Photos
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HB 1648/SB 831 - Deeming coerced or forced abortions "child abuse"; providing penalties under Texas law

Details: The bill would consider coerced or forced abortions child abuse and provide penalties under Texas law
Filed by: Molly White (R-Belton) / Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham)

Source: HB 1648
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HB 1648/SB 831 - Deeming coerced or forced abortions "child abuse"; providing penalties under Texas law

Details: The bill would consider coerced or forced abortions child abuse and provide penalties under Texas
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Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, STF
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HB 113 - Sex selective abortions

Details: The bill would make abortions based on the sex of the fetus a criminal offense.
Filed by: Allen Fletcher (R-Tomball)

Source: HB 113
HB 113 - Sex selective abortions

Details: The bill would make abortions based on the sex of the fetus a criminal offense.
Filed by: Allen Fletcher (R-Tomball)

Source: HB 113
Photo: Eric Gay, STF
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HB 708 - Medical accuracy of information given to woman seeking an abortion

Details: The bill would eliminate language that a physician must tell a pregnant woman that abortions lead to an increased risk of breast cancer, an unproven claim.
Filed by: Jessica Farrar (D-Houston)

Source: HB 708
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HB 708 - Medical accuracy of information given to woman seeking an abortion

Details: The bill would eliminate language that a physician must tell a pregnant woman that abortions lead to an increased risk of
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Photo: Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
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HB 3446 - Signs displayed at abortion clinics

Details: Signs discouraging abortion must be displayed in English and Spanish in abortion facilities. 
Filed by: Jodie Laubenberg (R-Parker)

Source: HB 3446
HB 3446 - Signs displayed at abortion clinics

Details: Signs discouraging abortion must be displayed in English and Spanish in abortion facilities. 
Filed by: Jodie Laubenberg (R-Parker)

Source: HB 3446
Photo: Joel Martinez, MBO
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HB 1942 - Disclosing names of judges who approve minor abortion applications.

Details: A judge who grants an application authorizing a minor to consent to receive an abortion could have his or her name disclosed. (This will not affect the confidentiality of the pregnant minor's information).
Filed by: Ron Simmons (R-Carrollton)

Source: HB 1942
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HB 1942 - Disclosing names of judges who approve minor abortion applications.

Details: A judge who grants an application authorizing a minor to consent to receive an abortion could have his or her name
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Photo: Eric Gay, STF
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HB 3008 - Eliminating "wrongful birth" lawsuits

Details: The bill would eliminate cause of action to sue for grounds of "wrongful birth."
Filed by: Ron Simmons (R-Carrollton)

Source: HB 3008
HB 3008 - Eliminating "wrongful birth" lawsuits

Details: The bill would eliminate cause of action to sue for grounds of "wrongful birth."
Filed by: Ron Simmons (R-Carrollton)

Source: HB 3008
Photo: Brynn Anderson, STF
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HB 2924 - Information regarding Down syndrome 

Details: If a prenatal test indicates that an unborn child has Down Syndrome (or any other health condition), information written by the Texas Department of Health cannot implicitly or explicitly present pregnancy termination as an option.
Filed by: Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa)

Source: HB 2924
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HB 2924 - Information regarding Down syndrome 

Details: If a prenatal test indicates that an unborn child has Down Syndrome (or any other health condition), information written by the Texas Department of
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Photo: Billy Smith II, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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HB 1218 - "Life begins at conception" in public school instruction

Details: Course material for human sexuality instruction must state that "life begins at conception."
Filed by: Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake)

Source: HB 1218
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HB 1218 - "Life begins at conception" in public school instruction

Details: Course material for human sexuality instruction must state that "life begins at conception."
Filed by: Giovanni Capriglione
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Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Staff
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HB 1351/SB 88 - Medically accurate information in human sexuality courses

Details: The bill says health material taught at public schools must be "medically accurate and, to the extent possible, evidence-based."  
Filed by: Chris Turner (D-Prairie View), Rodney Ellis (D-Houston)

Source: HB 1218
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HB 1351/SB 88 - Medically accurate information in human sexuality courses

Details: The bill says health material taught at public schools must be "medically accurate and, to the extent possible,
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Photo: Lauren McGaughy
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HB 3765 - Informed consent for minors

Details: The bill requires a minor's parent to go through the informed consent process before a minor can receive an abortion.
Filed by: Jodie Laubenberg (R-Parker)

Source: HB 3765
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HB 3765 - Informed consent for minors

Details: The bill requires a minor's parent to go through the informed consent process before a minor can receive an abortion.
Filed by: Jodie Laubenberg (R-Parker)

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Photo: TOM REEL
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SB 730 – Regulation of abortion providers and facilities

Details: The bill would roll back aspects of the controversial HB 2 (passed in 2013) by ensuring abortion facility standards may not be more stringent than Medicare certification standards in specific health care areas.
Filed by: Jose Rodriguez (D-El Paso) 

Source: SB 730
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SB 730 – Regulation of abortion providers and facilities

Details: The bill would roll back aspects of the controversial HB 2 (passed in 2013) by ensuring abortion facility standards may not be more stringent
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Photo: Tom Reel, Tom Reel/ San Antonio Express-News
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SB 707 – Access to preventative health and family planning services

Details: Would expand access for preventative and family planning services to teenage mothers 
Filed by: Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) 

Source: SB 707
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SB 707 – Access to preventative health and family planning services

Details: Would expand access for preventative and family planning services to teenage mothers 
Filed by: Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) 

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Photo: Dave Rossman, Para El Houston Chronicle
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A Texas lawmaker from Arlington has filed a bill that would make it legal to charge women who receive abortions with a crime as serious as murder.

State Representative Tony Tinderholt's HB 948, proposed earlier this month, would remove an exception for abortion — at any stage — in the state penal code's definition of homicide.

"Right now, it's real easy. Right now, they don't make it important to be personally responsible because they know that they have a backup of 'oh, I can just go get an abortion.' Now, we both know that consenting adults don't always think smartly sometimes," Tinderholt told the Texas Observer. "But consenting adults need to also consider the repercussions of the sexual relationship that they're (going to) have, which is a child." (Story continues below.)

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Tinderholt considers the measure a mere amendment to current Texas laws.

"I'm not saying, I've never said, and the bill doesn't say that abortion will be abolished and illegal," he said, although that's what the language of the bill, entitled the Abolition of Abortion in Texas Act, implies. "We call it that bill, but the bottom line is this: we're just changing criminal penal code and statutes." 

The law would also make it legal for abortion providers, even those who limit their practice to serving victims of incest and rape, to be charged with a crime. It would also extend to men who are involved with their partner's abortion, a Tinderhold spokesperson told the Daily News.

"The reality is that if the father is in any way involved in the conspiracy to end the life of a human being — communication with an abortion doctor, transportation, facilitation — he will be held accountable," Luke Macias said.

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"Since my first day in office, I've stated life begins at conception. Facts and science are on my side," Tinderholt said in a statement announcing his new bill, although no medical texts are cited. "I've defended innocent life my entire career and am honored to continue that fight with the filing of HB 948."

While the probability of this bill passing has yet to be determined, this proposal is among the Texas GOP's most aggressive recent attempts to combat abortion rights in this state.