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§ 171.204. Prohibited Abortion of Unborn Child With Detectable Fetal Heartbeat; Effect
TX HEALTH & S § 171.204Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedHealth and Safety CodeEffective: September 1, 2021 (Approx. 2 pages)
§ 171.204. Prohibited Abortion of Unborn Child With Detectable Fetal Heartbeat; Effect
TX HEALTH & S § 171.204Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedHealth and Safety CodeEffective: September 1, 2021 (Approx. 2 pages)
Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated
Health and Safety Code (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Health
Subtitle H. Public Health Provisions
Chapter 171. Abortion
Subchapter H. Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Refs & Annos)
Effective: September 1, 2021
V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code § 171.204
§ 171.204. Prohibited Abortion of Unborn Child With Detectable Fetal Heartbeat; Effect
(a) Except as provided by Section 171.205, a physician may not knowingly perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman if the physician detected a fetal heartbeat for the unborn child as required by Section 171.203 or failed to perform a test to detect a fetal heartbeat.
(b) A physician does not violate this section if the physician performed a test for a fetal heartbeat as required by Section 171.203 and did not detect a fetal heartbeat.
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V. T. C. A., Health & Safety Code § 171.204, TX HEALTH & S § 171.204
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular, Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the 88th Legislature, and the Nov. 7, 2023 general election.
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