Amend CSHB 3771 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 11-14, and substitute the following:
cause the death of the fetus]. This definition, as applied in this chapter, [applies only to an unemancipated minor known by the attending physician to be pregnant and] may not be construed to limit a minor's access to contraceptives.
(2) On page 2, line 18, between "245.002" and "[means", insert the following:
. This definition, as applied in this subchapter, may not be construed to apply to an act done with the intent to
(3) On page 3, strike lines 3-5, and substitute the following:
[(D)] treat a maternal disease or illness for which a prescribed drug, medicine, or other substance is indicated.
(4) On page 3, lines 11-12, strike ", including the elimination of one or more unborn children in a multifetal pregnancy,".
(5) On page 3, strike lines 14-25, and substitute the following:
likelihood, cause the death of the woman's unborn child [an act or procedure performed after pregnancy has been medically verified and with the intent to cause the termination of a pregnancy other than for the purpose of either the birth of a live fetus or removing a dead fetus]. The term does not include birth control devices or oral contraceptives. An act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to:
(A) save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child;
(B) remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion; or
(C) remove an ectopic pregnancy.