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Amend Amendment No. 29 by Hughes amending CSSB 1717 (barcode no. 824690) by striking page 1, line 18 through page 2, line 2 of the amendment and substituting the following:
(i)  The court shall determine by clear and convincing [a preponderance of the] evidence whether the minor is mature and sufficiently well informed to make the decision to have an abortion performed without notification to either of her parents or a managing conservator or guardian or [,] whether notification would not be in the best interest of the minor. The court shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence [, or] whether notification may lead to physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of the minor. If the court finds that the minor is mature and sufficiently well informed, that notification would not be in the minor's best interest, or that notification may lead to physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of the minor, the court shall enter an order authorizing the minor to consent to the performance of the abortion without notification to either of her parents or a managing conservator or guardian and shall execute the required forms.