Campbell’s bill on providing abortion-inducing drugs

The text as introduced · 441 words

By: Campbell, Paxton
S.B. No. 2625

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 171.063, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by amending Subsections (a) to read as follows:

(a) A person may not knowingly provide an abortion-inducing

drug to a pregnant woman for the purpose of inducing an abortion in

the pregnant woman or enabling another person to induce an abortion

in the pregnant woman unless:

(1) the person who provides the

abortion-inducing drug is a physician; [ and ]

(2) the person is physically present in this

state and personally examines the pregnant woman in person at the

time the person provides the abortion-inducing medication to the

pregnant woman; and

(3) the provision of the abortion-inducing drug

satisfies the protocol authorized by this subchapter.

(e) A physician who provides the abortion-inducing drug, or

the physician's agent, must schedule a n in person follow-up visit

for the woman to occur not later than the 14th day after the

earliest date on which the abortion-inducing drug is administered

or used or the abortion is performed or induced. At the follow-up

visit, the physician must:

(1) confirm that the woman's pregnancy is completely

terminated; and

(2) assess any continued blood loss.

SECTION 2. Section 151.056, Occupations Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as

follows:

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), this [ This ]

section does not apply to the act of:

(1) a medical specialist located in another

jurisdiction who provides only episodic consultation services on

request to a physician licensed in this state who practices in the

same medical specialty;

(2) a physician located in another jurisdiction who is

providing consultation services to a medical school as defined by

Section.61.501, Education Code;

(3) a physician located in another jurisdiction who is

providing consultation services to an institution subject to:

(A) Subchapter C, Chapter 73, Education Code; or

(B) Subchapter K, Chapter 74, Education Code; or

(4) a physician located in another jurisdiction of a

state having borders contiguous with the borders of this state who

is the treating physician of a patient and orders home health or

hospice services for a resident of this state to be delivered by a

home and community support services agency licensed in this state.

(b-1) This section applies to any consultation service

described in Subsection (b) if the service relates to the provision

of an abortion-inducing drug, as defined by Section 171.061, Health

and Safety Code.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.