Texas § HS.245.016 - ABORTION IN UNLICENSED ABORTION FACILITY TO PREVENT DEATH OR SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT

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§ HS.245.016. ABORTION IN UNLICENSED ABORTION FACILITY TO PREVENT DEATH OR SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT

ABORTION IN UNLICENSED ABORTION FACILITY TO PREVENT DEATH OR SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT. It is an exception to the application of Section 245.014 that the abortion was performed in an unlicensed abortion facility due to a medical emergency described by Section 170A.002 (b)(2). In this section, the term "unlicensed abortion facility" does not include an individual or entity to which funds appropriated by the legislature in the general appropriations act are prohibited from being distributed. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 22.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 758 (S.B. 31 ), Sec. 10, eff. June 20, 2025.

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