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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 171.152 — DISMEMBERMENT ABORTIONS PROHIBITED

HS § 171.152Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 171. ABORTION · Art. G. DISMEMBERMENT ABORTIONS

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(a)A person may not intentionally perform a dismemberment abortion unless the dismemberment abortion is necessary in a medical emergency.
(b)A woman on whom a dismemberment abortion is performed, an employee or agent acting under the direction of a physician who performs a dismemberment abortion, or a person who fills a prescription or provides equipment used in a dismemberment abortion does not violate Subsection (a).

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 171.152 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.