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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 171.204 — PROHIBITED ABORTION OF UNBORN CHILD WITH DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT; EFFECT

HS § 171.204Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 171. ABORTION · Art. H. DETECTION OF FETAL HEARTBEAT

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(a)Except as provided by Section 171.205, a physician may not knowingly perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman if the physician detected a fetal heartbeat for the unborn child as required by Section 171.203 or failed to perform a test to detect a fetal heartbeat.
(b)A physician does not violate this section if the physician performed a test for a fetal heartbeat as required by Section 171.203 and did not detect a fetal heartbeat.
(c)This section does not affect:
(1)the provisions of this chapter that restrict or regulate an abortion by a particular method or during a particular stage of pregnancy; or
(2)any other provision of state law that regulates or prohibits abortion.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (S.B. 8), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 171.204 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.