The first Texas legislative session after Roe v. Wade was overturned was “a draw,” according to Rep. Donna Howard, a Democrat from Austin, as abortion measures on both sides of the political divide sat in parliamentary limbo.
“For the first time that I can remember, for quite a few sessions, back to at least 2011, maybe before that, we haven’t really dealt with abortion,” Howard said.
A near-total prohibition on the process with new penalties for “furnishing the means” or “aiding and abetting” abortions will likely result from Texas’ abortion legislation at the end of the session, despite some pre-session chatter about adding further exceptions.
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