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TX Health & Safety Code § 171.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter B. Informed Consent|Section 171.013. Distribution of State Materials

Sec. 171.013.  DISTRIBUTION OF STATE MATERIALS.  (a)  The physician or the physician's agent shall furnish copies of the materials described by Section 171.014 to the pregnant woman at least 24 hours before the abortion is to be performed and shall direct the pregnant woman to the Internet website required to be published under Section 171.014(e).  The physician or the physician's agent may furnish the materials to the pregnant woman by mail if the materials are mailed, restricted delivery to addressee, at least 72 hours before the abortion is to be performed.(b)  A physician or the physician's agent is not required to furnish copies of the materials if the woman provides the physician with a written statement that she chooses to view the materials on the Internet website sponsored by the department.(c)  The physician and the physician's agent may disassociate themselves from the materials and may choose to comment on the materials or to refrain from commenting.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 15), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter B. Informed Consent|Section 171.014. Informational Materials

Sec. 171.014.  INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS.  (a)  The department shall publish informational materials that include:(1)  the information required to be provided under Sections 171.012(a)(1)(B) and (D) and (a)(2)(A), (B), and (C);  and(2)  the materials required by Sections 171.015 and 171.016.(b)  The materials shall be published in:(1)  English and Spanish;(2)  an easily comprehensible form;  and(3)  a typeface large enough to be clearly legible.(c)  The materials shall be available at no cost from the department on request.  The department shall provide appropriate quantities of the materials to any person.(d)  The department shall annually review the materials to determine if changes to the contents of the materials are necessary.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary for considering and making changes to the materials.(e)  The department shall develop and maintain an Internet website to display the information required to be published under this section.  In developing and maintaining the website the department shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, safeguard the website against alterations by anyone other than the department and shall monitor the website each day to prevent and correct tampering.  The department shall ensure that the website does not collect or maintain information regarding access to the website.(f)  In addition to any other organization or entity, the department shall use the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as the resource in developing information required to be provided under Sections 171.012(a)(1)(B) and (D), Sections 171.012(a)(2)(A), (B), and (C), and Section 171.016, and in maintaining the department's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0520, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter B. Informed Consent|Section 171.015. Information Relating to Public and Private Agencies

Sec. 171.015.  INFORMATION RELATING TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES.  The informational materials must include:(1)  geographically indexed materials designed to inform the pregnant woman of public and private agencies and services that:(A)  are available to assist a woman through pregnancy, childbirth, and the child's dependency, including:(i)  a comprehensive list of adoption agencies;(ii)  a description of the services the adoption agencies offer;(iii)  a description of the manner, including telephone numbers, in which an adoption agency may be contacted; and(iv)  a comprehensive list of agencies and organizations that offer sonogram services at no cost to the pregnant woman;(B)  do not provide abortions or abortion-related services or make referrals to abortion providers; and(C)  are not affiliated with organizations that provide abortions or abortion-related services or make referrals to abortion providers; and(2)  a toll-free, 24-hour telephone number that may be called to obtain an oral list and description of agencies described by Subdivision (1) that are located near the caller and of the services the agencies offer.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 15), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter B. Informed Consent|Section 171.016. Information Relating to Characteristics of Unborn Child

Sec. 171.016.  INFORMATION RELATING TO CHARACTERISTICS OF UNBORN CHILD.  (a)  The informational materials must include materials designed to inform the woman of the probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of the unborn child at two-week gestational increments from the time when a woman can be known to be pregnant to full term, including any relevant information on the possibility of the unborn child's survival.(b)  The materials must include color pictures representing the development of the child at two-week gestational increments.  The pictures must contain the dimensions of the unborn child and must be realistic.(c)  The materials provided under this section must be objective and nonjudgmental and be designed to convey only accurate scientific information about the unborn child at the various gestational ages.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter B. Informed Consent|Section 171.017. Periods Run Concurrently

Sec. 171.017.  PERIODS RUN CONCURRENTLY.  If the woman is an unemancipated minor subject to Chapter 33, Family Code, the 24-hour periods established under Sections 171.012(b) and 171.013(a) may run concurrently with the period during which actual or constructive notice is provided under Section 33.002, Family Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter B. Informed Consent|Section 171.018. Offense

Sec. 171.018.  OFFENSE.  A physician who intentionally performs an abortion on a woman in violation of this subchapter commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000. In this section, "intentionally" has the meaning assigned by Section 6.03(a), Penal Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization|Section 171.041. Short Title

Sec. 171.041.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Preborn Pain Act.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization|Section 171.042. Definitions

Sec. 171.042.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Post-fertilization age" means the age of the unborn child as calculated from the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum.(2)  "Severe fetal abnormality" has the meaning assigned by Section 285.202.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization|Section 171.043. Determination of Post-Fertilization Age Required

Sec. 171.043.  DETERMINATION OF POST-FERTILIZATION AGE REQUIRED.  Except as otherwise provided by Section 171.046, a physician may not perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion without, prior to the procedure:(1)  making a determination of the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child; or(2)  possessing and relying on a determination of the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child made by another physician.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization|Section 171.044. Abortion of Unborn Child of 20 or More Weeks Post-Fertilization Age Prohibited

Sec. 171.044.  ABORTION OF UNBORN CHILD OF 20 OR MORE WEEKS POST-FERTILIZATION AGE PROHIBITED.  Except as otherwise provided by Section 171.046, a person may not perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a woman if it has been determined, by the physician performing, inducing, or attempting to perform or induce the abortion or by another physician on whose determination that physician relies, that the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 or more weeks.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization|Section 171.045. Method of Abortion

Sec. 171.045.  METHOD OF ABORTION.  (a)  This section applies only to an abortion authorized under Section 171.046(a)(1) or (2) in which:(1)  the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 or more weeks; or(2)  the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child has not been determined but could reasonably be 20 or more weeks.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by Section 171.046(a)(3), a physician performing an abortion under Subsection (a) shall terminate the pregnancy in the manner that, in the physician's reasonable medical judgment, provides the best opportunity for the unborn child to survive.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization|Section 171.046. Exceptions

Sec. 171.046.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  The prohibitions and requirements under Sections 171.043, 171.044, and 171.045(b) do not apply to an abortion performed if there exists a condition that, in the physician's reasonable medical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of the woman that, to avert the woman's death or a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, other than a psychological condition, it necessitates, as applicable:(1)  the immediate abortion of her pregnancy without the delay necessary to determine the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child;(2)  the abortion of her pregnancy even though the post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 or more weeks; or(3)  the use of a method of abortion other than a method described by Section 171.045(b).(b)  A physician may not take an action authorized under Subsection (a) if the risk of death or a substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function arises from a claim or diagnosis that the woman will engage in conduct that may result in her death or in substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.(c)  The prohibitions and requirements under Sections 171.043, 171.044, and 171.045(b) do not apply to an abortion performed on an unborn child who has a severe fetal abnormality.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization|Section 171.047. Protection of Privacy in Court Proceedings

Sec. 171.047.  PROTECTION OF PRIVACY IN COURT PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, in a civil or criminal proceeding or action involving an act prohibited under this subchapter, the identity of the woman on whom an abortion has been performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced is not subject to public disclosure if the woman does not give consent to disclosure.(b)  Unless the court makes a ruling under Subsection (c) to allow disclosure of the woman's identity, the court shall issue orders to the parties, witnesses, and counsel and shall direct the sealing of the record and exclusion of individuals from courtrooms or hearing rooms to the extent necessary to protect the woman's identity from public disclosure.(c)  A court may order the disclosure of information that is confidential under this section if:(1)  a motion is filed with the court requesting release of the information and a hearing on that request;(2)  notice of the hearing is served on each interested party; and(3)  the court determines after the hearing and an in camera review that disclosure is essential to the administration of justice and there is no reasonable alternative to disclosure.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization|Section 171.048. Construction of Subchapter

Sec. 171.048.  CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)   This subchapter shall be construed, as a matter of state law, to be enforceable up to but no further than the maximum possible extent consistent with federal constitutional requirements, even if that construction is not readily apparent, as such constructions are authorized only to the extent necessary to save the subchapter from judicial invalidation.  Judicial reformation of statutory language is explicitly authorized only to the extent necessary to save the statutory provision from invalidity.(b)  If any court determines that a provision of this subchapter is unconstitutionally vague, the court shall interpret the provision, as a matter of state law, to avoid the vagueness problem and shall enforce the provision to the maximum possible extent.  If a federal court finds any provision of this subchapter or its application to any person, group of persons, or circumstances to be unconstitutionally vague and declines to impose the saving construction described by this subsection, the Supreme Court of Texas shall provide an authoritative construction of the objectionable statutory provisions that avoids the constitutional problems while enforcing the statute's restrictions to the maximum possible extent, and shall agree to answer any question certified from a federal appellate court regarding the statute.(c)  A state executive or administrative official may not decline to enforce this subchapter, or adopt a construction of this subchapter in a way that narrows its applicability, based on the official's own beliefs about what the state or federal constitution requires, unless the official is enjoined by a state or federal court from enforcing this subchapter.(d)  This subchapter may not be construed to authorize the prosecution of or a cause of action to be brought against a woman on whom an abortion is performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced in violation of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter D. Abortion-Inducing Drugs|Section 171.061. Definitions

Sec. 171.061.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002.  This definition, as applied in this subchapter, may not be construed to apply to an act done with the intent to treat a maternal disease or illness for which a prescribed drug, medicine, or other substance is indicated.(2)  "Abortion-inducing drug" means a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, including a regimen of two or more drugs, medicines, or substances, prescribed, dispensed, or administered with the intent of terminating a clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman and with knowledge that the termination will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the woman's unborn child.  The term includes off-label use of drugs, medicines, or other substances known to have abortion-inducing properties that are prescribed, dispensed, or administered with the intent of causing an abortion, including the Mifeprex regimen, misoprostol (Cytotec), and methotrexate.  The term does not include a drug, medicine, or other substance that may be known to cause an abortion but is prescribed, dispensed, or administered for other medical reasons.(2-a)  "Adverse event"  or "abortion complication" means any harmful event or adverse outcome with respect to a patient related to an abortion, including the abortion complications listed in Section 171.006, as added by Chapter 4 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 85th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2017.(3)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 7(1), eff. December 2, 2021.(4)  "Gestational age" means the amount of time that has elapsed since the first day of a woman's last menstrual period.(5)  "Medical abortion" means the administration or use of an abortion-inducing drug to induce an abortion, and may also be referred to as a "medication abortion," a "chemical abortion," a "drug-induced abortion," "RU-486," or the "Mifeprex regimen".(6)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 7(1), eff. December 2, 2021.(7)  "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathic medicine.(8)  "Pregnant" means the female reproductive condition of having an unborn child in a woman's uterus.(8-a)  "Provide" means, as used with regard to abortion-inducing drugs, any act of giving, selling, dispensing, administering, transferring possession, or otherwise providing or prescribing an abortion-inducing drug.(9)  "Unborn child" means an offspring of human beings from conception until birth.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 3, eff. December 2, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 7(1), eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter D. Abortion-Inducing Drugs|Section 171.062. Enforcement by Texas Medical Board

Sec. 171.062.  ENFORCEMENT BY TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD.  Notwithstanding Section 171.005, the Texas Medical Board shall enforce this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.0631 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter D. Abortion-Inducing Drugs|Section 171.0631. Voluntary and Informed Consent Required

Sec. 171.0631.  VOLUNTARY AND INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED.  A person may not provide an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman without satisfying the applicable informed consent requirements of Subchapter B.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 6, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.0632 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter D. Abortion-Inducing Drugs|Section 171.0632. Reporting Requirements

Sec. 171.0632.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  A physician who provides an abortion-inducing drug must comply with the applicable physician reporting requirements under Section 245.011.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 6, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter D. Abortion-Inducing Drugs|Section 171.064. Administrative Penalty

Sec. 171.064.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  The Texas Medical Board may take disciplinary action under Chapter 164, Occupations Code, or assess an administrative penalty under Subchapter A, Chapter 165, Occupations Code, against a person who violates Section 171.063.(b)  A penalty may not be assessed under this section against a pregnant woman who receives a medical abortion.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter D. Abortion-Inducing Drugs|Section 171.065. Criminal Offense

Sec. 171.065.  CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates this subchapter commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a state jail felony.(b)  A pregnant woman on whom a drug-induced abortion is attempted, induced, or performed in violation of this subchapter is not criminally liable for the violation.(c)  Conduct constituting an offense under this section may also be the basis for an administrative violation under Section 171.064.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 6, eff. December, 2 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter D. Abortion-Inducing Drugs|Section 171.066. Enforcement of Subchapter

Sec. 171.066.  ENFORCEMENT OF SUBCHAPTER.  A state executive or administrative official may not decline to enforce this subchapter, or adopt a construction of this subchapter in a way that narrows its applicability, based on the official's own beliefs on the requirements of the state or federal constitution, unless the official is enjoined by a state or federal court from enforcing this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 6, eff. December 2, 2021.|