House Bill 2 (2013)
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House Bill 2 (2013) was a controversial Texas law that imposed strict regulations on abortion providers and facilities, leading to the closure of many clinics before being largely struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas House Bill 2 (HB2) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas state law
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abortion regulation law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HB2
NERFINISHED
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Texas House Bill 2 (2013) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGovernor | Rick Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengedBy |
Whole Woman’s Health
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Texas abortion providers ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | Texas House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasisOfChallenge | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue | undue burden on a woman’s right to obtain an abortion ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor | creating barriers to abortion access under the guise of health regulations ⓘ |
| describedAs | TRAP law (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
closure of many abortion clinics in Texas
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reduction in the number of abortion providers in Texas ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Texas abortion clinics ⓘ |
| impactOnRuralAreas | disproportionate closure of rural abortion clinics ⓘ |
| impactOnUrbanAreas | reduced capacity at remaining urban clinics ⓘ |
| imposedRequirement |
abortion facilities must meet ambulatory surgical center standards
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admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles for physicians performing abortions ⓘ restrictions on medication abortion protocols ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Texas
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surface form:
State of Texas
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| legalChallenge | Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Texas Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeSessionType | special session of the Texas Legislature ⓘ |
| majorDecision | largely struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| notableEvent | filibuster by State Senator Wendy Davis ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Texas Democratic lawmakers
NERFINISHED
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abortion rights advocates ⓘ reproductive rights organizations ⓘ |
| policyArea |
public health regulation
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women’s health ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-abortion ⓘ |
| region | Southern United States ⓘ |
| reviewedByCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Governor Rick Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorPoliticalParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| struckDownInCase | Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abortion
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health care regulation ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Texas Republican lawmakers ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtDecisionDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtHolding | key provisions imposed an undue burden on access to abortion ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtVote | 5–3 decision ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2010s ⓘ |
| yearOfIntroduction | 2013 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Texas House Bill 2 (HB2)