Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 171 - Abortion

Section 171.006. Reporting Requirements for Abortions Performed on Women Younger Than 18 Years of Age - Text of section as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg.,...

Section 171.008. Required Documentation - Sec. 171.008. REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. (a) If an abortion is performed...

Subchapter B. Informed Consent

Section 171.011. Informed Consent Required - Sec. 171.011. INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED. A person may not perform...

Section 171.012. Voluntary and Informed Consent - Sec. 171.012. VOLUNTARY AND INFORMED CONSENT. (a) Consent to an...

Section 171.0121. Medical Record - Sec. 171.0121. MEDICAL RECORD. (a) Before the abortion begins, a...

Section 171.0122. Viewing Printed Materials and Sonogram Image; Hearing Heart Auscultation or Verbal Explanation - Sec. 171.0122. VIEWING PRINTED MATERIALS AND SONOGRAM IMAGE; HEARING HEART...

Section 171.0123. Paternity and Child Support Information - Sec. 171.0123. PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT INFORMATION. If, after being...

Section 171.0124. Exception for Medical Emergency - Sec. 171.0124. EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY. A physician may perform...

Section 171.013. Distribution of State Materials - Sec. 171.013. DISTRIBUTION OF STATE MATERIALS. (a) The physician or...

Section 171.014. Informational Materials - Sec. 171.014. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) The department shall publish informational...

Section 171.015. Information Relating to Public and Private Agencies - Sec. 171.015. INFORMATION RELATING TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES. The...

Section 171.016. Information Relating to Characteristics of Unborn Child - Sec. 171.016. INFORMATION RELATING TO CHARACTERISTICS OF UNBORN CHILD. (a)...

Section 171.017. Periods Run Concurrently - Sec. 171.017. PERIODS RUN CONCURRENTLY. If the woman is an...

Section 171.018. Offense - Sec. 171.018. OFFENSE. A physician who intentionally performs an abortion...

Subchapter C. Abortion Prohibited at or After 20 Weeks Post-Fertilization

Section 171.041. Short Title - Sec. 171.041. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 171.042. Definitions - Sec. 171.042. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Post-fertilization age" means...

Section 171.043. Determination of Post-Fertilization Age Required - Sec. 171.043. DETERMINATION OF POST-FERTILIZATION AGE REQUIRED. Except as otherwise...

Section 171.044. Abortion of Unborn Child of 20 or More Weeks Post-Fertilization Age Prohibited - Sec. 171.044. ABORTION OF UNBORN CHILD OF 20 OR MORE...

Section 171.045. Method of Abortion - Sec. 171.045. METHOD OF ABORTION. (a) This section applies only...

Section 171.046. Exceptions - Sec. 171.046. EXCEPTIONS. (a) The prohibitions and requirements under Sections...

Section 171.047. Protection of Privacy in Court Proceedings - Sec. 171.047. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY IN COURT PROCEEDINGS. (a) Except...

Section 171.048. Construction of Subchapter - Sec. 171.048. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter shall be...

Subchapter D. Abortion-Inducing Drugs

Section 171.061. Definitions - Sec. 171.061. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Abortion" has the...

Section 171.062. Enforcement by Texas Medical Board - Sec. 171.062. ENFORCEMENT BY TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD. Notwithstanding Section 171.005,...

Section 171.063. Provision of Abortion-Inducing Drug - Sec. 171.063. PROVISION OF ABORTION-INDUCING DRUG. (a) A person may...

Section 171.0631. Voluntary and Informed Consent Required - Sec. 171.0631. VOLUNTARY AND INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED. A person may...

Section 171.0632. Reporting Requirements - Sec. 171.0632. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. A physician who provides an abortion-inducing...

Section 171.064. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 171.064. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The Texas Medical Board may...

Section 171.065. Criminal Offense - Sec. 171.065. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person who intentionally, knowingly,...

Section 171.066. Enforcement of Subchapter - Sec. 171.066. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBCHAPTER. A state executive or administrative...

Subchapter E. Education and Training Programs on Trafficking of Persons for Certain Facility Personnel

Section 171.081. Applicability - Sec. 171.081. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to each person who:...

Section 171.082. Education and Training Programs on Trafficking of Persons - Sec. 171.082. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ON TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS....

Subchapter F. Partial-Birth Abortions

Section 171.101. Definitions - Sec. 171.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Partial-birth abortion" means...

Section 171.102. Partial-Birth Abortions Prohibited - Sec. 171.102. PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) A physician or other...

Section 171.103. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 171.103. CRIMINAL PENALTY. A person who violates Section 171.102...

Section 171.104. Civil Liability - Sec. 171.104. CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 171.105. Hearing - Sec. 171.105. HEARING. (a) A physician who is the subject...

Section 171.106. Applicability - Sec. 171.106. APPLICABILITY. A woman on whom a partial-birth abortion...

Subchapter G. Dismemberment Abortions

Section 171.151. Definition - Sec. 171.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "dismemberment abortion" means an...

Section 171.152. Dismemberment Abortions Prohibited - Sec. 171.152. DISMEMBERMENT ABORTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not...

Section 171.153. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 171.153. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section...

Section 171.154. Construction of Subchapter - Sec. 171.154. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter shall be...

Subchapter H. Detection of Fetal Heartbeat

Section 171.201. Definitions - Sec. 171.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fetal heartbeat" means...

Section 171.202. Legislative Findings - Sec. 171.202. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds, according to contemporary...

Section 171.203. Determination of Presence of Fetal Heartbeat Required; Record - Sec. 171.203. DETERMINATION OF PRESENCE OF FETAL HEARTBEAT REQUIRED; RECORD....

Section 171.204. Prohibited Abortion of Unborn Child With Detectable Fetal Heartbeat; Effect - Sec. 171.204. PROHIBITED ABORTION OF UNBORN CHILD WITH DETECTABLE FETAL...

Section 171.205. Exception for Medical Emergency; Records - Sec. 171.205. EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY; RECORDS. (a) Sections 171.203...

Section 171.206. Construction of Subchapter - Sec. 171.206. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter does not...

Section 171.207. Limitations on Public Enforcement - Sec. 171.207. LIMITATIONS ON PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT. (a) Notwithstanding Section 171.005...

Section 171.208. Civil Liability for Violation or Aiding or Abetting Violation - Sec. 171.208. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OR AIDING OR ABETTING...

Section 171.209. Civil Liability: Undue Burden Defense Limitations - Sec. 171.209. CIVIL LIABILITY: UNDUE BURDEN DEFENSE LIMITATIONS. (a) A...

Section 171.210. Civil Liability: Venue - Sec. 171.210. CIVIL LIABILITY: VENUE. (a) Notwithstanding any other law,...

Section 171.211. Sovereign, Governmental, and Official Immunity Preserved - Sec. 171.211. SOVEREIGN, GOVERNMENTAL, AND OFFICIAL IMMUNITY PRESERVED. (a) This...

Section 171.212. Severability - Sec. 171.212. SEVERABILITY. (a) Mindful of Leavitt v. Jane L.,...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions Chapter 171 - Abortion

Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 171 - Abortion