Texas SB51 regulates abortion, establishes palliative care for infants, and creates exceptions for certain abortions.
Texas SB51 amends the Health and Safety Code to regulate abortion, including establishing rules and minimum standards for supportive palliative care for infants born with lethal fetal anomalies. It also creates exceptions for abortions necessary due to lethal fetal anomalies or diagnoses, reviewed by a multidisciplinary ethics committee. The bill repeals certain laws prohibiting abortion and ensures that other abortion-regulating statutes remain in effect.
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