Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 171.012 — VOLUNTARY AND INFORMED CONSENT

HS § 171.012Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 171. ABORTION · Art. B. INFORMED CONSENT

Statute text

(a)Consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed only if:

(1)the physician who is to perform or induce the abortion informs the pregnant woman on whom the abortion is to be performed or induced of:

(A)the physician's name;

(B)the particular medical risks associated with the particular abortion procedure to be employed, including, when medically accurate:

(i)the risks of infection and hemorrhage;

(ii)the potential danger to a subsequent pregnancy and of infertility; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 15), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0518, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 502 (S.B. 24), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (S.B. 8), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.