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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 171A.051 — PROHIBITIONS RELATED TO ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS

HS § 171A.051Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 171A. ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS · Art. B. PROTECTION FROM ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS

Statute text

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 171A.002, a person may not:
(1)manufacture or distribute an abortion-inducing drug in this state; or
(2)mail, transport, deliver, prescribe, or provide an abortion-inducing drug in any manner to or from any person or location in this state.
(b)Subsection (a) does not prohibit:
(1)speech or conduct protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, as made applicable to the states through the United States Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, or protected by Section 8, Article I, Texas Constitution;
(2)conduct a pregnant woman takes in the course of aborting or attempting to abort the woman's unborn child;

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 7), Sec. 2, eff. December 4, 2025.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 171A.051 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.