{"id":124191,"date":"2023-10-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/10\/11\/texas-abortion-law-birth-control-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:01:00","slug":"texas-abortion-law-birth-control-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/10\/11\/texas-abortion-law-birth-control-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"Sign up for The Brief<\/a>, The Texas Tribune\u2019s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.<\/em>\n

Since the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Texas continues to be the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions. But policy changes have clarified exceptions allowing abortions for medical emergencies while also limiting birth control options for minors.<\/p>\t\n\t\t

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Miranda Michel, 26, learned at 16 weeks that the twins she was carrying would not survive. But Texas law does not allow abortions in cases of lethal fetal anomalies.<\/figcaption>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t
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She was told her twin sons wouldn\u2019t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Miranda Michel, 26, couldn\u2019t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn\u2019t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Following many reports of patients facing denials or delays for medical emergencies in which an abortion is needed, state lawmakers passed a law<\/a> allowing doctors to intervene in life-threatening situations before a patient has experienced physical impairment or is at imminent risk of death. The new law, passed during the 2025 legislative session, also aligns language between the state\u2019s various statutes banning abortion and requires doctors and lawyers to undergo training on the laws.<\/p>

State lawmakers had previously affirmed protections for medical professionals who exercise \u201creasonable judgment\u201d to treat ectopic pregnancies and when a patient\u2019s water breaks too early for the fetus to survive outside of the womb, but anti-abortion groups, pro-abortion advocates and lobbyists for hospitals and doctors came together to further clarify abortion statutes.<\/p>

Meanwhile, a federal court ruling has limited birth control access for minors at federally funded Title X clinics, which now require parental consent for a minor to be prescribed birth control.<\/p>

Here\u2019s where reproductive health care currently stands in Texas. This story may be updated if there is relevant news and changes.<\/p>

What does abortion access look like in Texas?<\/h2>

It is still illegal to perform an abortion in Texas, including by dispensing or mailing the abortion-inducing medications mifepristone and misoprostol, in most circumstances. Texas\u2019 laws have narrow exceptions only to save the life or prevent \u201csubstantial impairment of major bodily function\u201dof a pregnant patient.<\/p>

State laws do not criminalize the person who has an abortion. Some Texans have found ways to get abortions by traveling to other states or Mexico, or self-managing abortions at home by getting medications through international nonprofits, such as Aid Access<\/a>, or online stores<\/a>.<\/p>

What counts as a medical emergency in Texas?<\/h2>

State law<\/a> says treatments for miscarriages, known as \u201cspontaneous abortions\u201d in medicine, and ectopic pregnancies, in which a fertilized egg grows outside of the uterus and becomes nonviable, do not count as illegal abortions. However, there were several reports<\/a> of medical providers delaying medical care for these conditions due to confusion or the threat of jail time and six-figure fines for medical professionals.<\/p>

In response, state lawmakers have passed law<\/a>s to address these concerns while maintaining Texas’ strict ban. Doctors no longer have to wait for a patient to be in imminent risk of death or physical impairment to intervene. Health care providers also have a legal defense if they <\/strong>exercise \u201creasonable judgment in providing medical treatment\u201d for an \u201cectopic pregnancy at any location\u201d or a \u201cpreviable premature rupture of membranes,\u201d which is when a pregnant patient\u2019s amniotic fluid breaks before a fetus is determined to be able to survive outside of the uterus.<\/p>

Viability \u2013 or when a fetus can survive outside of the uterus \u2013 depends on each pregnancy and various factors, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The group recommends that patients who experience a premature water break be counseled about the risks of continuing or terminating the pregnancy. This should also include information about the realistic potential outcomes for the fetus. Risks<\/a> associated with a premature rupture of membranes include infection, placental abruption and umbilical cord accidents.<\/p>

State law also says<\/a> the Texas Medical Board cannot take disciplinary action against a physician for providing such treatment, and that pharmacies and pharmacists who provide medication ordered by a physician in these circumstances also have a defense.<\/p>

Texas abortion laws, however, don\u2019t make an exception for lethal fetal abnormalities, forcing some pregnant patients to carry pregnancies to term<\/a> even if they are not expected to have viable outcomes.<\/p>

A group of Texas women who said they were denied medically necessary abortions sued the state of Texas<\/a> in 2023 seeking to clarify the law. The Texas Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit<\/a> in 2024, ruling that the medical exceptions in the law were broad enough to withstand constitutional challenge. In the unanimous ruling, the court said the state would first have to \u201cprove that no reasonable physician would have concluded\u201d that an abortion was the right call in order to bring a case against a physician.<\/p>

What does contraception access look like in Texas?<\/h2>

Adults in Texas still have access to a range of birth control and reproductive health care services through most health insurance plans and government-funded programs. Most health insurance plans must provide contraception options and family planning counseling at no out-of-pocket cost. State programs and federally-funded Title X clinics also provide contraception for those who are uninsured or undocumented.<\/p>

However, most minors need parental permission<\/a> to be prescribed birth control in Texas. Federal Title X clinics used to provide confidential contraception to minors, but after a recent court ruling in an ongoing lawsuit, those clinics now require parental consent as well. Minors can still access testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy tests, condoms and counseling without parental consent at these clinics. Minors on Medicaid, or who are emancipated, can consent for themselves to get prescribed birth control.<\/p>

The emergency contraception known as Plan B is still available over-the-counter in stores and, in some cases, through federally-funded clinics and public health departments. Ella, another emergency contraception pill that works up to five days after sex, requires a prescription, but it can also be prescribed and ordered online through an online pharmacy<\/a>.<\/p>

The Food and Drug Administration also recently approved the daily contraceptive pill Opill<\/a> for sale without a prescription. It is expected to become available in stores and online in early 2024, according to its manufacturers.<\/p>

You can read more about birth control access in Texas in our guide<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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