How did Ken Paxton vote on abortion?
- Voted for the 2013 law banning most abortions after 20 weeks and adding new clinic requirements
- Wrote a bill imposing surgical-center building standards on abortion clinics
- Voted to require a sonogram before an abortion
- Voted to require a 24-hour wait before an abortion
3 Voted yea1 Authored or sponsored
The votes
| Session | Bill | Measure | Position | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83rd, 2nd Called (2013) | HB 2 | Voted for the 2013 law banning most abortions after 20 weeks and adding new clinic requirements HB 2: Abortion restrictions and clinic standards. Banned most abortions at 20 weeks after fertilization, required abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, and required clinics to meet ambulatory surgical center standards. | Yea | Passed Senate 19–11; became law. | Senate Journal, 83rd Leg. 2nd C.S., July 12, 2013, p. 46 |
| 82nd (2011) | HB 3446 | Wrote a bill imposing surgical-center building standards on abortion clinics HB 3446: Abortion facility construction standards. Would have required abortion facilities to meet construction standards at least as strict as ambulatory surgical centers. A similar requirement was enacted in 2013. | No action after referral to committee. | Introduced text, 82(R) HB 3446 | |
| 82nd (2011) | HB 15 | Voted to require a sonogram before an abortion HB 15: Sonogram required before an abortion. Required a sonogram and related disclosures at least 24 hours before an abortion, or two hours for women living 100 miles or more from a provider. | Yea | Passed House 107–42; became law. | House Journal, 82nd Leg., March 7, 2011, p. 685, Record 92 |
| 78th (2003) | HB 15 | Voted to require a 24-hour wait before an abortion HB 15: Woman’s Right to Know Act (abortion informed consent). Required certain information to be given at least 24 hours before an abortion and required abortions at 16 weeks or later to be performed in an ambulatory surgical center or hospital. | Yea | Passed to engrossment 95–41. | House Journal, 78th Leg., April 29, 2003, p. 2017, Record 385 |
What these measures did
- Voted for the 2013 law banning most abortions after 20 weeks and adding new clinic requirementsBanned most abortions at 20 weeks after fertilization, required abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, and required clinics to meet ambulatory surgical center standards.He voted for it. Passed Senate 19–11; became law.
- Wrote a bill imposing surgical-center building standards on abortion clinicsWould have required abortion facilities to meet construction standards at least as strict as ambulatory surgical centers. A similar requirement was enacted in 2013.He authored it. No action after referral to committee.
- Voted to require a sonogram before an abortionRequired a sonogram and related disclosures at least 24 hours before an abortion, or two hours for women living 100 miles or more from a provider.He voted for it. Passed House 107–42; became law.
- Voted to require a 24-hour wait before an abortionRequired certain information to be given at least 24 hours before an abortion and required abortions at 16 weeks or later to be performed in an ambulatory surgical center or hospital.He voted for it. Passed to engrossment 95–41.