Legal Rights for Pregnant Teens in Texas

Even if you are under 18, deciding what to do about your pregnancy is YOUR choice.  No matter what you choose, there are legal resources that will help support you and your decision.  Whether you choose adoption, abortion, or parenting, you deserve to be safe and well cared for.  No one has the right to threaten or intimidate you. 

This section has information on your right to health care, including both prenatal care and abortion.  It also has information on how the law can help protect you from violence and provide compensation if you have been the victim of violence in the past.  If you are supporting yourself and need to be able to sign your own legal papers, it also has information on emancipation.