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Texas House Bill 2 (HB2) is a bill within the Eighty-third Texas Legislature, first introduced into the Texas Senate as Texas Senate Bill 5 (SB5) on June 11, 2013, related to abortion rights within the state.
2 mar 2016 · The Texas Attorney General’s Office today delivered oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court for the state’s defense of House Bill 2 (HB 2), the 2013 law passed by the Texas Legislature to improve patient safety and raise the standard of care for women at abortion facilities. “Today, Texas made a strong case defending our efforts to ...
31 paź 2024 · Current Law. Texas had already put its six-week abortion ban, known as Senate Bill 8, into effect before the Dobbs decision. However, this ruling led to even stricter regulations.
26 cze 2024 · Texas case, which played out in December 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas refused to rule that a specific woman, Kate Cox, could receive an abortion under the state’s emergency medical provision. In its opinion, the court said it was up to doctors, not judges, to exercise medical judgment.
9 sie 2023 · Texas currently has several overlapping abortion bans; one that outlaws the procedure has been in place since the 1920s, while another, HB 1280, was signed after the 2021 legislative session...
8 sty 2015 · The fate of HB2, the omnibus abortion law that passed in 2013 despite an unprecedented amount of public opposition, is still in question, nearly 18 months after being signed into law.
5 lut 2016 · In a showing of nationwide support for protecting the health and safety of women, more than 30 amicus briefs were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Texas’ House Bill 2 (HB 2), which ensures patient safety and raises the standard of care for women.
