By: Slawson H.J.R. No. 80
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying the Texas
Constitution does not secure or protect the right to an abortion or
require the expenditure of public money for an abortion.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 35 to read as follows:
Sec. 35. Nothing in this constitution shall be construed to
secure or protect the right to obtain an abortion or to require the
expenditure of public money for the performance of an abortion.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021.
The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment clarifying the Texas
Constitution does not secure or protect the right to an abortion or
require the expenditure of public money for an abortion."