AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After failing to pass the House floor during the regular session, State Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, is once again attempting to take stronger measures against abortion-inducing drugs shipped to Texas.
House Bill 7 would allow private citizens to sue abortion-drug providers if their delivery to Texas is successfully used to induce an abortion. There's several exceptions for those who can sue on behalf of the aborted fetus, not allow those who: • Impregnated the woman through sexual assault • Committed a family violence offense • Provided the abortion-inducing drug to the woman without her consent or knowledge • Have been convicted of stalking • Acted in concert with someone committing the above offenses
The bill would award at least $100,000 to a successful plai