HJR80 - Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization.

      By: 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."