TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care.

FULL TEXT:
89(R) HJR 204-Introduced version-Bill Text 89R15982 JG-F By: Talarico H.J.R. No. 204 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 68 to read as follows: Sec. 68. The legislature by general law may not restrict an individual's access to abortion or other related health care if the individual in consultation with a licensed physician chooses to obtain the abortion or health care. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care."