Texas senators voted 19-10 on Wednesday afternoon to require women to pay a separate premium if they want their health plan to cover an elective abortion.
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Texas Senate passes two anti-abortion bills
Texas senators advanced two anti-abortion bills, one that would prevent parents from suing doctors if their baby is born with a birth defect and another that would require doctors to make sure a fetus is deceased before performing a certain type of abortion.
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Senate gives approval to two abortion-related bills
The upper chamber gave final passage to a bill that would ban what opponents call “partial-birth” abortions and put restrictions on donating fetal tissue, and initial approval to one that would ban doctors from performing dilation and evacuation abortions.
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Politics
With proposal to penalize men for masturbating, legislator aims to shake up health debate
State Rep. Jessica Farrar, a Houston Democrat, has filed House Bill 4260, which would fine men $100 for masturbating.
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Lawmakers hear hours of testimony on bathroom bill (video)
Who can use what bathroom dominated the talk at the Texas Capitol this week.
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Advocates urge House panel to amend fetal remains bill by outlawing abortion
What started as a state House committee hearing hearing on a bill that would require Texas hospitals to bury or cremate fetal remains turned into a heated debate over whether the proposal should be amended to abolish abortion completely.
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Health care
Texas House panel leaves bill requiring burial of fetal remains pending in committee
The Texas House Committee on State Affairs weighed a bill on Wednesday that would require the burial or cremation of fetal remain.
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Rise in Texas maternal deaths absent from legislative agenda
Texas’ maternal deaths have been sparingly mentioned during the legislative session, overshadowed by issues such as child welfare, the so-called “bathroom bill” and sanctuary cities.
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“Wrongful births” bill heads to Texas Senate floor
Abortion opponents say the bill protects children living with disabilities and prevents doctors from potentially encouraging abortions to avoid lawsuits.
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Bush daughter headlines Planned Parenthood fundraiser
Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, will be the keynote speaker at Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas’ annual Fort Worth luncheon.
