The bill would even require phone and cable companies to block users' access to online information about how to get abortion pills. Texas txlege TexasAbortionBan AbortionIsHealthcare abortionrights FreeSpeechIsFundamental WomensHealth txpolitics
No fan of free speech: State Rep. Steve Toth as filed a bill aimed at shutting down discussion of how to obtain abortion medication.
Apparently, in some Texas Republicans' view, it's not just enough to stop people from having abortions — it's also necessary to quash their rights to free speech so they can't evenState Rep. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, has filed a bill that would prevent the sale of abortion medications including Mifepristone and misoprostol. Then for good measure, the proposal would make it illegal to “provide information on how to obtain an abortion-inducing drug.
Toth's HB 2690 would ban individuals from starting, running, hosting or even registering a domain name for a website that explains how to obtain abortion medication. It specifically mentions sites operated by Aid Access, Hey Jane, Plan C and other organizations that help women buy medication via mail to end their pregnancies.
However, beyond that, Toth's bill would require Internet service providers such as phone and cable companies to “make every reasonable and technologically feasible effort" to block users' access to online information about how to get abortion pills.
"The bill is carefully designed to scare people into silence," the EFF writes."First, HB 2690 encourages individuals to sue people or organizations that violate the proposed law. An 'interactive computer service' can also be sued if it 'allows residents of [Texas] to access information or material that assists or facilitates efforts to obtain elective abortions or abortion-inducing drugs.
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