The Texas abortion ban, one of the most restrictive in the country, may be softened by a bill that was recently introduced in the state legislature. The bill, HB 3058, would allow abortions to be performed up to 20 weeks of pregnancy, instead of the current six weeks. It would also remove the requirement that women seeking an abortion must first undergo a sonogram and receive state-mandated counseling..
The bill’s author, Republican state Rep. Shelby Slawson, said she introduced it in response to the public outcry over the current law..
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