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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of abortion procedures, providers, and |
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facilities; providing penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The findings indicate that: |
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(1) substantial medical evidence recognizes that an |
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unborn child is capable of experiencing pain by not later than 20 |
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weeks after fertilization; |
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(2) the state has a compelling state interest in |
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protecting the lives of unborn children from the stage at which |
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substantial medical evidence indicates that these children are |
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capable of feeling pain; |
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(3) the compelling state interest in protecting the |
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lives of unborn children from the stage at which substantial |
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medical evidence indicates that an unborn child is capable of |
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feeling pain is intended to be separate from and independent of the |
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compelling state interest in protecting the lives of unborn |
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children from the stage of viability, and neither state interest is |
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intended to replace the other; and |
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(4) restricting elective abortions at or later than 20 |
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weeks post-fertilization, as provided by this Act, does not impose |
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an undue burden or a substantial obstacle on a woman's ability to |
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have an abortion because: |
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(A) the woman has adequate time to decide whether |
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to have an abortion in the first 20 weeks after fertilization; and |
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(B) this Act does not apply to abortions that are |
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necessary to avert the death or substantial and irreversible |
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physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant |
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woman or abortions that are performed on unborn children with |
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severe fetal abnormalities. |
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(b) The legislature intends that every application of this |
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statute to every individual woman shall be severable from each |
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other. In the unexpected event that the application of this statute |
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is found to impose an impermissible undue burden on any pregnant |
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woman or group of pregnant women, the application of the statute to |
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those women shall be severed from the remaining applications of the |
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statute that do not impose an undue burden, and those remaining |
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applications shall remain in force and unaffected, consistent with |
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Section 10 of this Act. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 171, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 171.0031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.0031. REQUIREMENTS OF PHYSICIAN; OFFENSE. (a) A |
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physician performing or inducing an abortion: |
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(1) must, on the date the abortion is performed or |
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induced, have active admitting privileges at a hospital that: |
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(A) is located not further than 30 miles from the |
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location at which the abortion is performed or induced; and |
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(B) provides obstetrical or gynecological health |
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care services; and |
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(2) shall provide the pregnant woman with: |
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(A) a telephone number by which the pregnant |
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woman may reach the physician, or other health care personnel |
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employed by the physician or by the facility at which the abortion |
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was performed or induced with access to the woman's relevant |
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medical records, 24 hours a day to request assistance for any |
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complications that arise from the performance or induction of the |
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abortion or ask health-related questions regarding the abortion; |
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and |
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(B) the name and telephone number of the nearest |
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hospital to the home of the pregnant woman at which an emergency |
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arising from the abortion would be treated. |
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(b) A physician who violates Subsection (a) commits an |
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offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor |
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punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $4,000. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 171, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapters C and D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. ABORTION PROHIBITED AT OR AFTER 20 WEEKS |
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POST-FERTILIZATION |
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Sec. 171.041. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as |
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the Preborn Pain Act. |
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Sec. 171.042. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Post-fertilization age" means the age of the |
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unborn child as calculated from the fusion of a human spermatozoon |
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with a human ovum. |
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(2) "Severe fetal abnormality" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 285.202. |
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Sec. 171.043. DETERMINATION OF POST-FERTILIZATION AGE |
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REQUIRED. Except as otherwise provided by Section 171.046, a |
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physician may not perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce |
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an abortion without, prior to the procedure: |
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(1) making a determination of the probable |
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post-fertilization age of the unborn child; or |
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(2) possessing and relying on a determination of the |
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probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child made by another |
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physician. |
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Sec. 171.044. ABORTION OF UNBORN CHILD OF 20 OR MORE WEEKS |
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POST-FERTILIZATION AGE PROHIBITED. Except as otherwise provided by |
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Section 171.046, a person may not perform or induce or attempt to |
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perform or induce an abortion on a woman if it has been determined, |
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by the physician performing, inducing, or attempting to perform or |
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induce the abortion or by another physician on whose determination |
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that physician relies, that the probable post-fertilization age of |
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the unborn child is 20 or more weeks. |
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Sec. 171.045. METHOD OF ABORTION. (a) This section |
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applies only to an abortion authorized under Section 171.046(a)(1) |
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or (2) in which: |
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(1) the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn |
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child is 20 or more weeks; or |
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(2) the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn |
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child has not been determined but could reasonably be 20 or more |
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weeks. |
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(b) Except as otherwise provided by Section 171.046(a)(3), |
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a physician performing an abortion under Subsection (a) shall |
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terminate the pregnancy in the manner that, in the physician's |
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reasonable medical judgment, provides the best opportunity for the |
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unborn child to survive. |
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Sec. 171.046. EXCEPTIONS. (a) The prohibitions and |
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requirements under Sections 171.043, 171.044, and 171.045(b) do not |
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apply to an abortion performed if there exists a condition that, in |
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the physician's reasonable medical judgment, so complicates the |
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medical condition of the woman that, to avert the woman's death or a |
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serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of |
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a major bodily function, other than a psychological condition, it |
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necessitates, as applicable: |
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(1) the immediate abortion of her pregnancy without |
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the delay necessary to determine the probable post-fertilization |
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age of the unborn child; |
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(2) the abortion of her pregnancy even though the |
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post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 or more weeks; or |
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(3) the use of a method of abortion other than a method |
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described by Section 171.045(b). |
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(b) A physician may not take an action authorized under |
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Subsection (a) if the risk of death or a substantial and |
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irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function arises |
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from a claim or diagnosis that the woman will engage in conduct that |
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may result in her death or in substantial and irreversible physical |
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impairment of a major bodily function. |
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(c) The prohibitions and requirements under Sections |
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171.043, 171.044, and 171.045(b) do not apply to an abortion |
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performed on an unborn child who has a severe fetal abnormality. |
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Sec. 171.047. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY IN COURT PROCEEDINGS. |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, in a civil or |
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criminal proceeding or action involving an act prohibited under |
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this subchapter, the identity of the woman on whom an abortion has |
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been performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced is |
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not subject to public disclosure if the woman does not give consent |
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to disclosure. |
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(b) Unless the court makes a ruling under Subsection (c) to |
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allow disclosure of the woman's identity, the court shall issue |
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orders to the parties, witnesses, and counsel and shall direct the |
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sealing of the record and exclusion of individuals from courtrooms |
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or hearing rooms to the extent necessary to protect the woman's |
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identity from public disclosure. |
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(c) A court may order the disclosure of information that is |
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confidential under this section if: |
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(1) a motion is filed with the court requesting |
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release of the information and a hearing on that request; |
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(2) notice of the hearing is served on each interested |
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party; and |
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(3) the court determines after the hearing and an in |
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camera review that disclosure is essential to the administration of |
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justice and there is no reasonable alternative to disclosure. |
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Sec. 171.048. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This |
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subchapter shall be construed, as a matter of state law, to be |
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enforceable up to but no further than the maximum possible extent |
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consistent with federal constitutional requirements, even if that |
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construction is not readily apparent, as such constructions are |
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authorized only to the extent necessary to save the subchapter from |
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judicial invalidation. Judicial reformation of statutory language |
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is explicitly authorized only to the extent necessary to save the |
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statutory provision from invalidity. |
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(b) If any court determines that a provision of this |
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subchapter is unconstitutionally vague, the court shall interpret |
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the provision, as a matter of state law, to avoid the vagueness |
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problem and shall enforce the provision to the maximum possible |
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extent. If a federal court finds any provision of this subchapter |
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or its application to any person, group of persons, or |
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circumstances to be unconstitutionally vague and declines to impose |
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the saving construction described by this subsection, the Supreme |
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Court of Texas shall provide an authoritative construction of the |
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objectionable statutory provisions that avoids the constitutional |
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problems while enforcing the statute's restrictions to the maximum |
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possible extent, and shall agree to answer any question certified |
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from a federal appellate court regarding the statute. |
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(c) A state executive or administrative official may not |
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decline to enforce this subchapter, or adopt a construction of this |
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subchapter in a way that narrows its applicability, based on the |
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official's own beliefs about what the state or federal constitution |
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requires, unless the official is enjoined by a state or federal |
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court from enforcing this subchapter. |
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(d) This subchapter may not be construed to authorize the |
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prosecution of or a cause of action to be brought against a woman on |
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whom an abortion is performed or induced or attempted to be |
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performed or induced in violation of this subchapter. |
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SUBCHAPTER D. ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS |
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Sec. 171.061. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Abortion" means the act of using, administering, |
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prescribing, or otherwise providing an instrument, a drug, a |
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medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent |
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to terminate a clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman and with |
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knowledge that the termination by those means will, with reasonable |
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likelihood, cause the death of the woman's unborn child. An act is |
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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; |
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(C) remove an ectopic pregnancy; or |
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(D) treat a maternal disease or illness for which |
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a prescribed drug, medicine, or other substance is indicated. |
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(2) "Abortion-inducing drug" means a drug, a medicine, |
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or any other substance, including a regimen of two or more drugs, |
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medicines, or substances, prescribed, dispensed, or administered |
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with the intent of terminating a clinically diagnosable pregnancy |
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of a woman and with knowledge that the termination will, with |
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reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the woman's unborn child. |
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The term includes off-label use of drugs, medicines, or other |
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substances known to have abortion-inducing properties that are |
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prescribed, dispensed, or administered with the intent of causing |
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an abortion, including the Mifeprex regimen. The term does not |
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include a drug, medicine, or other substance that may be known to |
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cause an abortion but is prescribed, dispensed, or administered for |
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other medical reasons. |
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(3) "Final printed label" or "FPL" means the |
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informational document approved by the United States Food and Drug |
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Administration for an abortion-inducing drug that: |
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(A) outlines the protocol authorized by that |
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agency and agreed to by the drug company applying for authorization |
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of the drug by that agency; and |
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(B) delineates how a drug is to be used according |
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to approval by that agency. |
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(4) "Gestational age" means the amount of time that |
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has elapsed since the first day of a woman's last menstrual period. |
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(5) "Medical abortion" means the administration or use |
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of an abortion-inducing drug to induce an abortion. |
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(6) "Mifeprex regimen," "RU-486 regimen," or "RU-486" |
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means the abortion-inducing drug regimen approved by the United |
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States Food and Drug Administration that consists of administering |
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mifepristone and misoprostol. |
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(7) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to |
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practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a |
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doctor of osteopathic medicine. |
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(8) "Pregnant" means the female reproductive |
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condition of having an unborn child in a woman's uterus. |
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(9) "Unborn child" means an offspring of human beings |
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from conception until birth. |
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Sec. 171.062. ENFORCEMENT BY TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD. |
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Notwithstanding Section 171.005, the Texas Medical Board shall |
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enforce this subchapter. |
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Sec. 171.063. DISTRIBUTION OF ABORTION-INDUCING DRUG. |
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(a) A person may not knowingly give, sell, dispense, administer, |
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provide, or prescribe an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman |
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for the purpose of inducing an abortion in the pregnant woman or |
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enabling another person to induce an abortion in the pregnant woman |
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unless: |
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(1) the person who gives, sells, dispenses, |
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administers, provides, or prescribes the abortion-inducing drug is |
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a physician; and |
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(2) except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), |
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the provision, prescription, or administration of the |
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abortion-inducing drug satisfies the protocol tested and |
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authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration as |
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outlined in the final printed label of the abortion-inducing drug. |
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(b) A person may provide, prescribe, or administer the |
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abortion-inducing drug in the dosage amount prescribed by the |
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clinical management guidelines defined by the American Congress of |
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Obstetricians and Gynecologists Practice Bulletin as those |
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guidelines existed on January 1, 2013. |
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(c) Before the physician gives, sells, dispenses, |
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administers, provides, or prescribes an abortion-inducing drug, |
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the physician must examine the pregnant woman and document, in the |
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woman's medical record, the gestational age and intrauterine |
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location of the pregnancy. |
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(d) The physician who gives, sells, dispenses, administers, |
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provides, or prescribes an abortion-inducing drug shall provide the |
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pregnant woman with: |
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(1) a copy of the final printed label of that |
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abortion-inducing drug; and |
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(2) a telephone number by which the pregnant woman may |
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reach the physician, or other health care personnel employed by the |
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physician or by the facility at which the abortion was performed |
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with access to the woman's relevant medical records, 24 hours a day |
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to request assistance for any complications that arise from the |
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administration or use of the drug or ask health-related questions |
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regarding the administration or use of the drug. |
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(e) The physician who gives, sells, dispenses, administers, |
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provides, or prescribes the abortion-inducing drug, or the |
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physician's agent, must schedule a follow-up visit for the woman to |
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occur not more than 14 days after the administration or use of the |
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drug. At the follow-up visit, the physician must: |
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(1) confirm that the pregnancy is completely |
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terminated; and |
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(2) assess the degree of bleeding. |
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(f) The physician who gives, sells, dispenses, administers, |
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provides, or prescribes the abortion-inducing drug, or the |
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physician's agent, shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that |
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the woman returns for the scheduled follow-up visit under |
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Subsection (e). The physician or the physician's agent shall |
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document a brief description of any effort made to comply with this |
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subsection, including the date, time, and name of the person making |
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the effort, in the woman's medical record. |
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(g) If a physician gives, sells, dispenses, administers, |
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provides, or prescribes an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant |
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woman for the purpose of inducing an abortion as authorized by this |
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section and the physician knows that the woman experiences a |
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serious adverse event, as defined by the MedWatch Reporting System, |
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during or after the administration or use of the drug, the physician |
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shall report the event to the United States Food and Drug |
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Administration through the MedWatch Reporting System not later than |
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the third day after the date the physician learns that the event |
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occurred. |
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Sec. 171.064. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The Texas |
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Medical Board may take disciplinary action under Chapter 164, |
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Occupations Code, or assess an administrative penalty under |
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Subchapter A, Chapter 165, Occupations Code, against a person who |
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violates Section 171.063. |
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(b) A penalty may not be assessed under this section against |
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a pregnant woman who receives a medical abortion. |
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SECTION 4. Section 245.010(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The rules must contain minimum standards to protect the |
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health and safety of a patient of an abortion facility and must |
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contain provisions requiring compliance with the requirements of |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 171. On and after September 1, 2014, the |
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minimum standards for an abortion facility must be equivalent to |
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the minimum standards adopted under Section 243.010 for ambulatory |
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surgical centers. |
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SECTION 5. Section 245.011(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The report must include: |
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(1) whether the abortion facility at which the |
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abortion is performed is licensed under this chapter; |
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(2) the patient's year of birth, race, marital status, |
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and state and county of residence; |
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(3) the type of abortion procedure; |
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(4) the date the abortion was performed; |
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(5) whether the patient survived the abortion, and if |
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the patient did not survive, the cause of death; |
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(6) the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn |
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child [period of gestation] based on the best medical judgment of |
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the attending physician at the time of the procedure; |
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(7) the date, if known, of the patient's last menstrual |
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cycle; |
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(8) the number of previous live births of the patient; |
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and |
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(9) the number of previous induced abortions of the |
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patient. |
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SECTION 6. Section 164.052(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A physician or an applicant for a license to practice |
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medicine commits a prohibited practice if that person: |
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(1) submits to the board a false or misleading |
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statement, document, or certificate in an application for a |
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license; |
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(2) presents to the board a license, certificate, or |
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diploma that was illegally or fraudulently obtained; |
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(3) commits fraud or deception in taking or passing an |
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examination; |
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(4) uses alcohol or drugs in an intemperate manner |
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that, in the board's opinion, could endanger a patient's life; |
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(5) commits unprofessional or dishonorable conduct |
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that is likely to deceive or defraud the public, as provided by |
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Section 164.053, or injure the public; |
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(6) uses an advertising statement that is false, |
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misleading, or deceptive; |
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(7) advertises professional superiority or the |
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performance of professional service in a superior manner if that |
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advertising is not readily subject to verification; |
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(8) purchases, sells, barters, or uses, or offers to |
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purchase, sell, barter, or use, a medical degree, license, |
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certificate, or diploma, or a transcript of a license, certificate, |
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or diploma in or incident to an application to the board for a |
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license to practice medicine; |
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(9) alters, with fraudulent intent, a medical license, |
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certificate, or diploma, or a transcript of a medical license, |
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certificate, or diploma; |
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(10) uses a medical license, certificate, or diploma, |
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or a transcript of a medical license, certificate, or diploma that |
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has been: |
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(A) fraudulently purchased or issued; |
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(B) counterfeited; or |
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(C) materially altered; |
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(11) impersonates or acts as proxy for another person |
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in an examination required by this subtitle for a medical license; |
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(12) engages in conduct that subverts or attempts to |
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subvert an examination process required by this subtitle for a |
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medical license; |
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(13) impersonates a physician or permits another to |
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use the person's license or certificate to practice medicine in |
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this state; |
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(14) directly or indirectly employs a person whose |
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license to practice medicine has been suspended, canceled, or |
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revoked; |
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(15) associates in the practice of medicine with a |
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person: |
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(A) whose license to practice medicine has been |
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suspended, canceled, or revoked; or |
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(B) who has been convicted of the unlawful |
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practice of medicine in this state or elsewhere; |
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(16) performs or procures a criminal abortion, aids or |
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abets in the procuring of a criminal abortion, attempts to perform |
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or procure a criminal abortion, or attempts to aid or abet the |
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performance or procurement of a criminal abortion; |
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(17) directly or indirectly aids or abets the practice |
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of medicine by a person, partnership, association, or corporation |
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that is not licensed to practice medicine by the board; |
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(18) performs an abortion on a woman who is pregnant |
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with a viable unborn child during the third trimester of the |
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pregnancy unless: |
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(A) the abortion is necessary to prevent the |
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death of the woman; |
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(B) the viable unborn child has a severe, |
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irreversible brain impairment; or |
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(C) the woman is diagnosed with a significant |
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likelihood of suffering imminent severe, irreversible brain damage |
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or imminent severe, irreversible paralysis; [or] |
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(19) performs an abortion on an unemancipated minor |
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without the written consent of the child's parent, managing |
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conservator, or legal guardian or without a court order, as |
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provided by Section 33.003 or 33.004, Family Code, authorizing the |
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minor to consent to the abortion, unless the physician concludes |
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that on the basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment, a |
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condition exists that complicates the medical condition of the |
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pregnant minor and necessitates the immediate abortion of her |
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pregnancy to avert her death or to avoid a serious risk of |
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substantial impairment of a major bodily function and that there is |
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insufficient time to obtain the consent of the child's parent, |
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managing conservator, or legal guardian; or |
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(20) performs or induces or attempts to perform or |
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induce an abortion in violation of Subchapter C, Chapter 171, |
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Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 7. Section 164.055(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The sanctions provided by Subsection (a) are in addition |
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to any other grounds for refusal to admit persons to examination |
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under this subtitle or to issue a license or renew a license to |
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practice medicine under this subtitle. The criminal penalties |
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provided by Section 165.152 do not apply to a violation of Section |
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170.002 or Subchapter C, Chapter 171, Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 8. Effective September 1, 2014, Section 245.010(c), |
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Health and Safety Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 9. This Act may not be construed to repeal, by |
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implication or otherwise, Section 164.052(a)(18), Occupations |
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Code, Section 170.002, Health and Safety Code, or any other |
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provision of Texas law regulating or restricting abortion not |
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specifically addressed by this Act. An abortion that complies with |
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this Act but violates any other law is unlawful. An abortion that |
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complies with another state law but violates this Act is unlawful as |
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provided in this Act. |
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SECTION 10. (a) If some or all of the provisions of this |
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Act are ever temporarily or permanently restrained or enjoined by |
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judicial order, all other provisions of Texas law regulating or |
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restricting abortion shall be enforced as though the restrained or |
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enjoined provisions had not been adopted; provided, however, that |
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whenever the temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction |
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is stayed or dissolved, or otherwise ceases to have effect, the |
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provisions shall have full force and effect. |
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(b) Mindful of Leavitt v. Jane L., 518 U.S. 137 (1996), in |
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which in the context of determining the severability of a state |
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statute regulating abortion the United States Supreme Court held |
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that an explicit statement of legislative intent is controlling, it |
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is the intent of the legislature that every provision, section, |
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subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Act, and |
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every application of the provisions in this Act, are severable from |
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each other. If any application of any provision in this Act to any |
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person, group of persons, or circumstances is found by a court to be |
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invalid, the remaining applications of that provision to all other |
|
persons and circumstances shall be severed and may not be affected. |
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All constitutionally valid applications of this Act shall be |
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severed from any applications that a court finds to be invalid, |
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leaving the valid applications in force, because it is the |
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legislature's intent and priority that the valid applications be |
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allowed to stand alone. Even if a reviewing court finds a provision |
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of this Act to impose an undue burden in a large or substantial |
|
fraction of relevant cases, the applications that do not present an |
|
undue burden shall be severed from the remaining provisions and |
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shall remain in force, and shall be treated as if the legislature |
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had enacted a statute limited to the persons, group of persons, or |
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circumstances for which the statute's application does not present |
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an undue burden. The legislature further declares that it would |
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have passed this Act, and each provision, section, subsection, |
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sentence, clause, phrase, or word, and all constitutional |
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applications of this Act, irrespective of the fact that any |
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provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word, |
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or applications of this Act, were to be declared unconstitutional |
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or to represent an undue burden. |
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(c) If Subchapter C, Chapter 171, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, prohibiting abortions performed on an unborn |
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child 20 or more weeks after fertilization is found by any court to |
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be invalid or to impose an undue burden as applied to any person, |
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group of persons, or circumstances, the prohibition shall apply to |
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that person or group of persons or circumstances on the earliest |
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date on which the subchapter can be constitutionally applied. |
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(d) If any provision of this Act is found by any court to be |
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unconstitutionally vague, then the applications of that provision |
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that do not present constitutional vagueness problems shall be |
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severed and remain in force. |
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SECTION 11. (a) The executive commissioner of the Health |
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and Human Services Commission shall adopt the standards required by |
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Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not |
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later than January 1, 2014. |
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(b) A facility licensed under Chapter 245, Health and Safety |
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Code, is not required to comply with the standards adopted under |
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Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, |
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before September 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 12. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of |
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the legislative session. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2 was passed by the House on July 10, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 96, Nays 49, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2 was passed by the Senate on July 12, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 11. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |