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Free Enterprise
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Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 2197 seeks to expand legal protections for unborn children by amending various provisions of the Penal Code and Civil Practice and Remedies Code. It establishes that the definition of an "individual" includes unborn children from fertilization onward, extends homicide and assault laws to unborn victims, and repeals certain statutes that currently exclude abortion-related acts from criminal prosecution. The bill includes exceptions for life-saving procedures and miscarriage but otherwise seeks to equalize the legal treatment of unborn and born individuals.
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Contact the Author
Rep. Brent Money
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0880
Capitol Office:
EXT E2.414
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