TITLE: Relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for treatment provided for a miscarriage.

SUMMARY: Relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for treatment provided for a miscarriage.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for treatment provided for a miscarriage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 245.002(1), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant. The term does not include birth control devices or oral contraceptives. An act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to: (A) save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child; (B) provide treatment for a miscarriage or suspected miscarriage, in accordance with the applicable standard of medical care and by any means a physician determines medically appropriate [remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion];or (C) remove an ectopic pregnancy. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.