Texas Republicans push new bill to criminalize distribution of abortion pills
03/29/2025 / By Laura Harris
- Texas Republicans introduced HB 5510 (Woman and Child Protection Act) to impose civil penalties on those involved in distributing abortion-inducing drugs to reinforce pro-life laws.
- The bill bans manufacturing, possessing or distributing abortion pills, including mailing them or providing information on obtaining them. It also allows parents to sue for wrongful death of an “unborn child” via medication abortion.
- Modeled after Texas’ SB 8 (2021), the law would let private citizens sue violators, making it one of the most ag