Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 245.002 — DEFINITIONS

HS § 245.002Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 245. ABORTION FACILITIES

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant. The term does not include birth control devices or oral contraceptives. An act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to:

(A)save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child;

(B)remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion; or

(C)remove an ectopic pregnancy.

(2)"Abortion facility" means a place where abortions are performed.

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0685, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(62), eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 758 (S.B. 31), Sec. 9, eff. June 20, 2025.