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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1254 exempts in vitro fertilization, contraception, and high-risk pregnancies from abortion restrictions
Last action · March 10, 2025: Referred to Public HealthSponsor: Martinez Fischer
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas HB 1254 expands exemptions to abortion restrictions to protect , emergency contraception, s, and procedures for ectopic pregnancies or high-risk patients aged 35 and older, taking effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote or on September 1, 2025.
The measure alters legal liability for physicians performing reproductive healthcare procedures, allowing specific treatments such as fertility services and contraception without violating state abortion prohibitions.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Texas women
Access to in vitro fertilization, emergency contraception, and specific reproductive healthcare exemptions is legally clarified.
physicians
Legal liability and operational guidelines change when performing fertility treatments, contraception services, or procedures for high-risk and ectopic pregnancies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does HB 1254 affect access to in vitro fertilization in Texas?
Are emergency contraceptives and intrauterine devices permitted under this bill?
What medical conditions qualify a patient for an exemption under Section 170.002?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Health
- Mar 10, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 12, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
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Expansion of Reproductive Healthcare Exemptions
The bill introduces specific statutory carve-outs for fertility treatments, emergency contraception, and maternal age thresholds within Texas health statutes.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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