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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain law to contraception. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 170, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 170.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 170.006. CONTRACEPTION. (a) In this section, |
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"contraception" means any method of preventing pregnancy that is |
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approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. |
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(b) This chapter does not apply to contraception. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 171, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 171.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.006. CONTRACEPTION. (a) In this section, |
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"contraception" means any method of preventing pregnancy that is |
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approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. |
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(b) This chapter does not apply to contraception. |
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SECTION 3. 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 September 1, 2007. |