Highly-anticipated legislation clarifying the state’s abortion laws regarding life-of-the-mother exceptions was given initial passage by the Texas House.
Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth) took to the front mic on Wednesday afternoon where he laid out the Life of the Mother Act, Senate Bill (SB) 31 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) — companion legislation to Geren’s House Bill (HB) 44 — on its second reading. The bill is intended to assist doctors in dealing with cases where abortion may be necessary to preserve the life or major bodily functions of the mother.
