Texas GOP Bill Bans Credit Card Transactions for Abortion Pills

Texas Republicans are introducing bill after bill to make it harder to get an abortion. (Photo: EURACTIV)

Texas GOP Bill Against Abortion

A Texas GOP bill proposed by the Republicans is increasing their efforts in restriction on abortion access and targeting individuals who wish to avoid pregnancy.

A Texas GOP bill wants bans credit card companies from processing abortion pill payment. (Photo: New Republic)
The Texas GOP bill was proposed by Representative Drew Springer, Thursday night. The state has already banned abortion after six weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest, and has a chilling vigilante law that allows individuals to sue anyone who provides abortion care or helps someone get an abortion.
The Texas GOP bill would ban credit card companies from processing transactions for abortion pills. The bill would classify “the provision of an abortion-inducing drug by courier, delivery, or mail service” as a felony.  The bill would also allow individuals to sue credit card companies that allow abortion transactions.

In Texas, abortion has been prohibited at almost any stage of pregnancy, with no exceptions in cases of rape or incest, since August 2022. This is just the latest attempt by Texas lawmakers to make it harder for people to access safe abortions, News Republic reported.

Furthermore, last week, another Republican lawmaker introduced a Texas GOP bill that would require internet providers in the state to block websites that sell or provide information on how to obtain abortion pills. These restrictions run counter to what Texans actually want, with a study by the Public Religion Research Institute showing that 57% of state residents think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Through the latest Texas GOP bill, restricting access to abortion drugs will hit people of color and lower-income people the hardest. Medication abortions, which consist of taking the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol, make up more than half of all abortions in the United States, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

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