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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to sexual assault and incest exceptions to the prohibition |
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on abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 171.205, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.205. EXCEPTIONS [EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL |
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EMERGENCY]; RECORDS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.205, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (b-1) and amending |
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Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Sections 171.203 and 171.204 do not apply to an |
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abortion of a pregnancy that is a result of a sexual assault in |
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violation of Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code, or of conduct |
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constituting an offense under Section 25.02, Penal Code. |
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(b-1) A physician who performs or induces an abortion |
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described by Subsection (a-1) shall make a written notation of the |
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exception in the pregnant woman's medical file. |
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(c) A physician performing or inducing an abortion under |
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this section shall maintain in the physician's practice records a |
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copy of the notations made under Subsection (b) or (b-1), as |
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applicable. |
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SECTION 3. Section 171.205, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an abortion performed or |
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induced on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |