This bill is an unconstitutional, near total ban on abortion that creates a civil cause of action that allows anyone, regardless of whether or not they were connected to the abortion patient, to sue an abortion provider and anyone who helped a person get an abortion for a perceived violation of any abortion restriction. 

• HB 1515 is an extreme and dangerous bill that would outright ban abortion in the state before many Texans even know they are pregnant, as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Most abortions can’t even happen at 6-weeks gestation because of the time it typically takes a person to become aware of a potential pregnancy, confirm the pregnancy, consider their options, schedule the medical procedure and comply with the numerous existing restrictions, including a 24 hour waiting period, on abortion in Texas. 
• HB 1515 creates frivolous and harassing lawsuits against doctors and anyone who helps patients access care by creating a cause of action that would allow anyone to sue both a doctor who performs an abortion and also anyone who “aids or abets” the performance of an abortion. 
• HB 1515 is unconstitutional and has been struck down in every state where it was passed. Zero states are currently enforcing similar 6-week bans, because of court challenges. This bill will open our state up to expensive and time consuming legal challenges.
• Medical experts, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists oppose 6-week abortion bans.

This is an extreme bill that would ban abortion in Texas with few exceptions in the case that Roe v Wade gets overturned, while also subjecting doctors to criminal and civil penalties and disciplinary actions. 

• This bill is so extreme that it makes essentially no exceptions for an abortion, including in the case of a lethal fetal diagnosis, which can be a heart-breaking situation for any family. 
• Denying access to abortion care has a lasting impact on the patient and their family. Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term compounds existing economic hardships and significantly increases the odds of the patient and her children living in poverty. Each Texan deserves the right to decide what is best for themselves and their families.

This bill places extensive restrictions on how and when a provider can provide medication abortion. Mifepristone, the medication used in a medication abortion, is already subject to FDA restrictions and has a proven safety record.

• Medication abortion is extremely safe and effective and gives patients the option to end their pregnancy at home or in another setting in which they feel comfortable, while still providing them with the medical support and information they need. 
• Any attempt to restrict medication abortion is clearly motivated by politics, not science.
• This bill is in direct conflict with the FDA label. In April 2019, the FDA approved the first generic form of mifepristone, following a review of the evidence that medication abortion is a safe, effective way to end an early pregnancy — with a safety record of over 99%.
• This bill takes enforcement decisions out of the hands of local governments. 

This bill violates the privacy of Texans by creating a record and two-factor authentication of people and seeking abortions and forcing them to reveal their medical decisions to unlicensed strangers who are not their healthcare providers.

• This bill requires inappropriate interference by a third party into the doctor-patient relationship. The bill requires a patient to receive counseling or a “resource access assistance offer” from state contractors, often Crisis Pregnancy Centers, before an abortion. In addition to the information the abortion provider must provide.
• Abortion providers are already required to obtain informed consent and be trained to identify coercion, family violence and human trafficking, in addition to the already state mandated counseling and sonogram 24 hours before a procedure.

This bill unconstitutionally bans abortion based on a person’s private decision-making and alleged reason for having an abortion, and forces people to carry nonviable pregnancies against their will until they miscarry.

• The state cannot be the arbiter of whether a person’s reasons for seeking pre-viability abortion are worthy or justified. 
• Decisions about whether and when to continue or end a pregnancy or raise a child are best made by pregnant people, their families, and their health care provider. Politicians should never force anyone to make particular decisions about reproduction or to become a parent against one’s own will.
• This bill is particularly cruel in that it is designed to shame and coerce a person who is facing a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly. Contrary to what proponents may say, this bill does not protect anyone. This is about coercing women into carrying their pregnancies to term, even in cases where the fetus cannot survive.

This bill is an omnibus style bill that adds additional unconstitutional restrictions and hurdles for both patients and medical professionals.

• This bill requires that abotion providers document that they’ve received information on giving birth and caring for a pregnancy in the case of a fetal anomaly and criminalize a provider if they don’t comply with the state’s proposed recordkeeping. 
• This bill is an extreme and dangerous bill that would outright ban abortion in the state before many Texans even know they are pregnant.
• This bill will create  frivolous and harassing lawsuits against doctors and anyone who helps patients access care.