House Bill 44 aims to clarify exceptions to Texas' strict abortion law

Texas abortion clarification bill has broad support, but some say it doesn’t do enough

DALLAS — With her son in her lap and a bottle in her hand, Sarah Harrison recounted the story of her pregnancy to a group of Texas legislators.

Abortion was made legal six years ago. So why has a new fight erupted?

Greens health spokesperson Amanda Cohn introduced a bill in the upper house that would amend several aspects of the state’s abortion law. Here’s what you need to know.

Texas lawmakers consider bipartisan bill aimed at clarifying exceptions to state's abortion restrictions

Texas lawmakers are considering bipartisan legislation to clarify the exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban, as many doctors have argued it is unclear.

Medical exceptions for abortion addressed in Texas House Committee

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Monday, the Texas House Public Health Committee took public testimony on a bill to clarify medical exceptions for abortion in the state of Texas.  The Life of the Mother Act, or HB 44, clarifies some of the language in the current bill that dissuades doctors from performing life-saving care on a woman because it would require her to have an abortion. In doing so, it’s hoped that physicians will feel more confident in acting o…

Rare agreement emerges between some abortion sides with ‘Life of the Mother Act'

Usually at loggerheads, some of the different sides of the abortion debate came together at the state capitol Monday morning. The “Life of the Mother Act” appears on track to pass this spring unless a tenuous deal falls apart. The bill does not add any additional legal reasons for a woman to get an abortion under Texas law. It does, however, give doctors more clarity and legal cover when they perform a rare legal abortion. “We don’t want this bi…

House Bill 44 aims to clarify exceptions to Texas' strict abortion law

House Bill 44 is a bipartisan bill that would clarify the medical emergencies But some argue it doesn’t go far enough.