Gina Hinojosa has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 2017 and is now running for Texas governor. During her time in office, she has voted against several bills restricting abortion, opposed efforts to increase funding for programs serving pregnant women and families, and authored legislation addressing abortion and end-of-life care.
Hinojosa has also publicly stated that she supports abortion and would sign a repeal of Texas’ abortion ban if it reached her desk as governor.
Take a look at Hinojosa’s record:
❌ Voted against saving babies from abortion
In 2021, Hinojosa voted against the Texas Heartbeat Act (Senate Bill 8). She also voted against two Pro-Life amendments to the bill.
The Texas Heartbeat Act restricts abortions after a heartbeat can be detected in a baby in the womb.
That same year, Hinojosa voted against the Human Life Protection Act (House Bill 1280), the law that banned abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.
In 2023 and 2025, Hinojosa authored a policy (House Bill 3511 and House Bill 2158), which would have allowed abortions in cases where an unborn baby was diagnosed with a serious illness.
❌ Opposed funding to help pregnant women
Texas has a program that provides funding to pregnancy centers, adoption agencies, and maternity homes that offer services to pregnant women and families.
In 2019, Hinojosa voted against two budget amendments that would have increased funding by $52 million to help women choose Life.
In 2021, she voted for an amendment that would have cut $20 million from the program and against an amendment that would have restored that funding.
In 2023, she voted against two amendments that would have increased funding for the Alternatives to Abortion program by $80 million and $25 million, respectively.
In 2025, she voted against two budget amendments that would have increased funding for the Thriving Texas Families program.
❌ Opposed restrictions on taxpayer-funded abortion travel
In 2019, Hinojosa voted for amendments to weaken the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (Senate Bill 22). She also proposed language changes and entered her opposition to the bill’s final passage into the House Journal.
In 2025, Hinojosa voted against the Stop Tax-Funded Abortion Travel Act (Senate Bill 33).
The law stops local governments from using taxpayer money to help women get abortions or fund abortion groups.
❌ Refused to vote yes to care for babies who survive abortions
In 2019, Hinojosa voted “Present, Not Voting” on the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (House Bill 16).
The bill would have required medical care for babies who survive attempted abortions.
A “Present, Not Voting” designation means she was there and chose not to vote yes.
❌ Authored a bill to allow do-not-resuscitate orders on pregnant women
In 2025, Hinojosa authored a bill that would have allowed do-not-resuscitate orders for pregnant women (House Bill 1161). These orders tell doctors not to try to revive a patient if she stops breathing. This raises serious Pro-Life concerns because it could put both a pregnant mother’s life and her baby’s life at risk when they need life-saving medical care.
❌ Voted against legislation addressing abortion pills
In 2021, Hinojosa voted against a policy that established protections concerning abortion pills (Senate Bill 4).
In 2025, she voted against the Woman and Child Protection Act (House Bill 7), a law establishing civil actions against people who traffic abortion-inducing drugs into Texas.
Other votes and legislative actions
Hinojosa’s record also includes the following actions:
- 2019: Opposed an amendment that sought to protect patients from the removal of life-sustaining treatment.
- 2023: Voted for a bill that could allow Medicaid coverage after an abortion
- 2025: Voted for a policy that would force Christian medical professionals to give out emergency contraception (which may kill babies) to sexual assault survivors
- 2025: Voted against a bill that sought to restrict Thriving Texas Families funding to Pro-Life providers
- 2025: Voted against a policy after supporting three amendments that the Pro-Life scorecard characterized as weakening provisions concerning referrals for care for babies diagnosed with life-limiting conditions
Hinojosa has made her position on abortion clear.
In a September 2026 interview with the Houston Chronicle, she said she would sign a repeal of Texas’ Pro-Life laws, thus allowing abortions up to birth.
Her votes, bills she authored, and public statements provide voters with several ways to examine her position on abortion.
Texans can review her official legislative record through the Texas House of Representatives and compare it with her public statements about what she would pursue as governor.