Abbott Orders Texas Licensing Boards To Police Birth Tourism Doctors
Executive Order EO-GA-57, signed July 21, lets state boards strip licenses from providers advertising or aiding birth tourism schemes.
- Order EO-GA-57, signed July 21, lets Texas revoke licenses and bar state contracts for violators.
- Six agencies enforce it, including the Texas Medical Board and Board of Nursing.
- Two Texas hospitals, referred to the Attorney General July 18, advertised 'birth packages' in Mexico.
Why it matters: Birthright citizenship is federal law; revoking a doctor's license punishes the doctor, not the law.
Office of the Texas Governor (gov.texas.gov) ↗ · Jul 22, 20267/22/26