TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization.

FULL TEXT:
89(R) HJR 80-Introduced version-Bill Text By: Rodr guez Ramos H.J.R. No. 80 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Sections 37 and 38 to read as follows: Sec. 37. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a pregnant individual has the right to obtain an abortion in this state. (b) Before a fetus is viable or when an abortion is necessary to protect a pregnant individual's health as determined by the individual's health care provider, this state may not: (1) prohibit or restrict the right of the individual to obtain an abortion; or (2) penalize a health care provider authorized under state law to perform or induce an abortion for the performance or inducement. Sec. 38. Each individual residing in this state has the right to obtain assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization. This state may regulate the provision of the treatments and procedures to the extent necessary to protect an individual's health. 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 guaranteeing the rights to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization."