Sec. 161.006. TERMINATION AFTER ABORTION. (a) A petition requesting termination of the parent-child relationship with respect to a parent who is not the petitioner may be granted if the child was born alive as the result of an abortion.
(b) In this code, "abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code.
(c) The court or the jury may not terminate the parent-child relationship under this section with respect to a parent who:
(1) had no knowledge of the abortion; or
(2) participated in or consented to the abortion for the sole purpose of preventing the death of the mother.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship
Section 161.001. Involuntary Termination of Parent-Child Relationship
Section 161.002. Termination of the Rights of an Alleged Biological Father
Section 161.003. Involuntary Termination: Inability to Care for Child
Section 161.004. Termination of Parental Rights After Denial of Prior Petition to Terminate
Section 161.005. Termination When Parent Is Petitioner
Section 161.006. Termination After Abortion
Section 161.007. Termination When Pregnancy Results From Criminal Act