Texas HB80 establishes civil and criminal penalties for abortion-inducing drugs and mandates internet service providers to block access to.
HB80, the Women and Child Safety Act, prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, defining "abortion-inducing drug" as any substance used to terminate a pregnancy. It allows private civil actions against violators, excluding the woman seeking the abortion and those acting under federal law. Internet service providers must block access to information facilitating abortions or abortion-inducing drugs, with immunity from liability for compliance. Violators face criminal penalties, including felonies for causing death or injury.
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