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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required written notice to a physician, intern, or |
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resident of an educational institution before directly or |
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indirectly performing or participating in an elective abortion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 103, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 103.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 103.0015. WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED. An educational |
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institution shall provide to a physician, intern, or resident of |
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the institution written notice detailing the procedures for opting |
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not to perform or participate in an elective abortion procedure for |
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moral or religious objections before the physician, intern, or |
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resident directly or indirectly performs or participates in an |
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elective abortion procedure. The notice must be provided during the |
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interview process, at any orientation, and on commencement of |
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employment or resident training. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |