Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
Impact
The bill significantly alters the Health and Safety Code's provisions regarding abortion. It prohibits performing or inducing an abortion based on a preborn child’s characteristics as mentioned above. Medical practitioners are now obligated to provide information related to perinatal palliative care to patients diagnosed with life-threatening disabilities. This has implications for how medical professionals approach their duties in abortion cases, emphasizing the provision of comprehensive support services to families dealing with such diagnoses. Together with new punitive measures against practitioners who violate these stipulations, the bill establishes a legal framework that prioritizes perceived discrimination against preborn children in medical decisions.
Summary
SB1173, known as the Preborn Nondiscrimination Act, seeks to amend existing regulations surrounding abortion in Texas by mandating certain requirements aimed at preventing discriminatory abortions based on a preborn child’s race, ethnicity, sex, or disability. The bill introduces the concept of perinatal palliative care, ensuring that any pregnant woman who receives a diagnosis of a life-threatening disability in her preborn child is informed about the availability of such care. This change reflects a legislative interest in protecting the rights of preborn children and targeting practices seen as discriminatory within the context of reproductive health.
Sentiment
The sentiment toward SB1173 is deeply polarized. Proponents, often aligned with conservative and pro-life advocacy, argue that the bill is a necessary step to prevent the discrimination of vulnerable preborn children and promote their rights. Conversely, opponents, including various reproductive rights groups, view the measure as an unnecessary intrusion into personal healthcare decisions. Critics argue that it places additional burdens on women seeking abortions and limits healthcare providers' ability to make patient-centered decisions regarding complex medical situations.
Contention
A notable point of contention within discussions surrounding SB1173 relates to its implications for medical practice, particularly in the context of abortion procedures performed after a diagnosis of a life-threatening disability. Opponents contend that the legislation places additional hurdles for women facing difficult choices in challenging circumstances while critics also highlight the potential chilling effect on healthcare providers who may fear legal repercussions should they violate the new requirements. Critics argue this could lead to conflicts between legal obligations and medical judgment, further complicating the landscape of reproductive healthcare in Texas.
Same As
Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to protection of individuals from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Relating to an exemption from abortion restrictions for unemancipated minors and the repeal of provisions regarding notice and consent to those abortions.
Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on providing to certain children procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to prohibiting abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat and to requirements for performing or inducing an abortion; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and a criminal offense.
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and a criminal offense.
Relating to providing information regarding perinatal hospice care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and criminal offenses.
Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to providing information regarding perinatal hospice care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and criminal offenses.
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care, regulation of abortion, and the availability of certain defenses to prosecution for homicide and assault offenses; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care, regulation of abortion, and the availability of certain defenses to prosecution for homicide and assault offenses; creating a criminal offense.