Austin, Texas (CNN) -- The battle over Texas' attempts to change its law on abortion ran well into the night at the state capitol in Austin, with thousands milling around, all wanting to be heard during a public hearing. People representing both sides of the issue signed up to testify Tuesday at a House committee meeting on HB2, a bill that would impose strict new regulations on abortions in the state. The measure seeks to ban abortions past 20 weeks of gestation, mandate abortion clinics to become ambulatory surgical centers, and require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic at which they're providing abortion services.
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Groups from both sides of the abortion debate crowd the Texas capitol
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Almost 2,000 people sign up to speak at a House committee hearing
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The bill would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy
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It passes a committee with an 8-3 vote; the Senate is looking at its own version
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