Texas § HS.171.102 - PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS PROHIBITED

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§ HS.171.102. PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS PROHIBITED

PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) A physician or other person may not knowingly perform a partial-birth abortion. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a physician who performs a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.

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