Senate Bill 4 (2021)
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Senate Bill 4 (2021) is a Texas law that further restricts abortion access by tightening regulations on abortion-inducing medication and imposing additional criminal penalties on providers.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2021 Texas legislation
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Texas state law ⓘ abortion law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | restrict abortion access ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
abortion providers in Texas
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pharmacies that dispense abortion-inducing drugs in Texas ⓘ physicians who prescribe abortion-inducing drugs in Texas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | Texas Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extends | criminal liability to those who provide abortion-inducing drugs in violation of the law ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creates risk of criminal prosecution for noncompliant abortion providers
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limits access to medication abortion in Texas ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | State of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| imposes |
additional reporting requirements on abortion providers
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criminal penalties on abortion providers ⓘ |
| increases | penalties related to violations of abortion drug regulations ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Texas abortion regulatory framework ⓘ |
| languageIncludes |
criminal penalties for violations of its provisions
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requirements for documentation and reporting of abortion-inducing drug use ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | anti-abortion policy goals of Texas lawmakers ⓘ |
| policyArea |
criminal law
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health law ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ |
| prohibits |
courier delivery of abortion-inducing drugs in Texas
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mailing of abortion-inducing drugs in Texas ⓘ |
| regulates |
abortion-inducing medication
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medication abortion ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Texas Senate Bill 8 (2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
in-person dispensing of abortion-inducing medication
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in-person examination before prescribing abortion-inducing medication ⓘ |
| restricts | use of telemedicine for medication abortion ⓘ |
| sets | criminal offense for providing abortion-inducing drugs contrary to its provisions ⓘ |
| signedBy | Governor of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredIn | Texas Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | legal challenges and public controversy over abortion rights ⓘ |
| targets | abortion-inducing drugs such as mifepristone and misoprostol ⓘ |
| tightens |
regulations on the administration of abortion-inducing medication
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regulations on the dispensing of abortion-inducing medication ⓘ regulations on the prescribing of abortion-inducing medication ⓘ |
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