UPDATE: Parental Consent Bill(s)

Remember just a couple of weeks ago, when Austinist told you about HB 1515, a bill that would require the consent of parents for abortions performed on women under 18?

Well it got killed in the House last week. But, a similar bill, SB 1150, was just passed Wednesday in the Texas Senate.

So, basically, the lesser of two evils won. Within HB 1515, there were greater ramifications (including making more difficult the process of getting a judicial bypass) that do not exist in SB 1150.

So we'll keep an eye on the movement of this parental consent bill and let you know what becomes of it.