Bill limiting abortion-inducing pills heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk to be signed into law

[TexasTowelie]

by Kevin Reynolds and Kate McGee, Texas Tribune


In the same week as one of the strictest abortion laws in the country went into effect in Texas, the state Legislature passed another bill that would restrict the procedure during the first term of pregnancy.

Senate Bill 4 remains identical to the version of the bill passed by the Texas Senate. Texas Democrats were unable to attach amendments to the bill, despite more than a dozen attempts, which means the bill will head straight to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.

The legislation would limit patients’ access to abortion-inducing pills, preventing physicians or providers from giving abortion-inducing medication to patients who are more than seven weeks pregnant. Current law allows practitioners to give these pills to patients who are up to 10 weeks pregnant.

Notably, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration set its guidelines in 2016 advising that abortion-inducing pills are safe to use up to 70 days, or 10 weeks, after initial conception.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/30/texas-abortion-inducing-pill-texas/

[LeftInTX]

1. Oh well, no $10,000 bounties involved.....