Texas Bill Would Require Women to Take Adoption Class Before Abortion
A new bill being advanced in the Texas state Senate would require women to take a three-hour class on adoption before legally being allowed to have an abortion.
Senate Bill 42, filed by Texas State Sen. Eddie Lucio, an anti-abortion Democrat, would direct the state’s Health and Human Services Commission to develop a three-hour course “regarding a pregnant woman’s option to place her child for adoption.” Women would be required to complete the course at least 24 hours before having an abortion. Lucio said the bill is intended to change women’s minds about ending their pregnancies.
“It is my hope that, when presented with more information on adoption resources and services available, more pregnancies can be carried to term,” Lucio said in a statement.
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