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4/8/2010
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4/2/2010
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1/27/2010
NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on Rise in Teen-Pregnancy Rate

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Legislation to Watch

The following bills have been filed for the 81st Legislative Session (January-May 2009).

Pro-Choice Legislation Anti-Choice Legislation

House: Abortion for a victim of incest or sexual assault.

House: Abstinence education in public schools.

House: Expansion of services provided under the child health plan program for certain adolescents.

House: Health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.

House: Minors' capacity to consent to examination or medical treatment related to contraception.

House: Prohibiting accepting federal funding for abstinence-only education.

House: Providing information & other services relating to emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors.

House: Regulation of crisis pregnancy centers; imposing a civil penalty.

House: Women's health improvement by providing certain services and information related to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Senate: Abstinence education in public schools.

Senate: Health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.

Senate: Improvement of women's health by providing certain services and information related to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Senate: Minor's capacity to consent to examination or medical treatment related to contraception.

Senate: Service expansion provided under the child health plan program for certain adolescents.

House: "Choose Life" license plates, creation of Choose Life account in the general revenue fund

House: Disclosing information to persons obtaining emergency contraception.

House: Informed and voluntary consent, collection and reporting of information for an abortion.

House: Informed consent to an abortion.

Senate: Informed consent to an abortion.

Pro-Choice Legislation:
House: Abortion for a victim of incest or sexual assault.

Bill Number:  HB 680 [ view bill ]
Status:  In State Affairs Committee
Sponsor(s):  Farrar

House: Abstinence education in public schools.

Bill Number:  HB 1567 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Public Education Committee; Scheduled for public hearing on 03/31/2009
Sponsor(s):  Villareal

House: Expansion of services provided under the child health plan program for certain adolescents.

Bill Number:  HB 893 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Public Health Committee
Sponsor(s):  Villarreal

House: Health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.

Bill Number:  HB 741 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Public Education Committee; Scheduled for public hearing on 03/31/2009
Sponsor(s):  Castro, Villarreal, Farrar

House: Minors' capacity to consent to examination or medical treatment related to contraception.

Bill Number:  HB 891 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Public Health Committee
Sponsor(s):  Villarreal, Farrar

House: Prohibiting accepting federal funding for abstinence-only education.

Bill Number:  HB 1371 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Public Health Committee
Sponsor(s):  Rodriguez, Farrar

House: Providing information & other services relating to emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors.

Bill Number:  HB 2221 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Public Health Committee
Sponsor(s):  Farrar

House: Regulation of crisis pregnancy centers; imposing a civil penalty.

Bill Number:  HB 2592 [ view bill ]
Status:  In State Affairs Committee
Sponsor(s):  Thompson

House: Women's health improvement by providing certain services and information related to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Bill Number:  HB 1694 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Public Education Committee
Sponsor(s):  Strama, Hardcastle

Senate: Abstinence education in public schools.

Bill Number:  SB 1076 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Education Commitee
Sponsor(s):  Van de Putte

Senate: Health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.

Bill Number:  SB 515 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Education Committee
Sponsor(s):  Ellis, Van de Putte

Senate: Improvement of women's health by providing certain services and information related to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Bill Number:  SB 1100 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsor(s):  Watson, Carona, Wendy Davis, Van de Putte, Wentworth

Senate: Minor's capacity to consent to examination or medical treatment related to contraception.

Bill Number:  SB 592 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Health & Human Services Committee; 4/14/2009 S Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Sponsor(s):  Van de Putte

Senate: Service expansion provided under the child health plan program for certain adolescents.

Bill Number:  SB 593 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsor(s):  Van de Putte

 
Anti-Choice Legislation:
House: "Choose Life" license plates, creation of Choose Life account in the general revenue fund

Bill Number:  HB 109 [ view bill ]
Status:  Transportation Committee: Scheduled for public hearing on 04/02/2009
Sponsor(s):  Phillips, Olivo, Paxton, Martinez

House: Disclosing information to persons obtaining emergency contraception.

Bill Number:  HB 44 [ view bill ]
Status:  In Public Health Committee
Sponsor(s):  Corte

House: Informed and voluntary consent, collection and reporting of information for an abortion.

Bill Number:  HB 3796 [ view bill ]
Status:  In State Affairs Committee
Sponsor(s):  Morrison

House: Informed consent to an abortion.

Bill Number:  HB 36 [ view bill ]
Status:  In State Affairs Committee
Sponsor(s):  Corte, Fletcher

Senate: Informed consent to an abortion.

Bill Number:  SB182 [ view bill ]
Status:  Reported favorably out of State Affairs Committee; Placed on intent calendar
Sponsor(s):  Patrick, Carona, Deuell, Lucio, Nichols

 

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