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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of abortion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (4-c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(1) "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing |
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an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, |
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or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a |
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woman known to be pregnant. The term does not include birth control |
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devices, [or] oral contraceptives, or in vitro fertilization. An |
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act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to: |
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(A) save the life or preserve the health of an |
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unborn child; |
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(B) remove a dead, unborn child whose death was |
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caused by spontaneous abortion; or |
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(C) remove an ectopic pregnancy. |
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(4-c) "In vitro fertilization" means the practice by |
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which eggs are collected from ovaries and manually fertilized by |
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sperm for later placement inside a uterus. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |