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Amend CSSB 8 (house committee report) on page 3, between lines 18 and 19, by inserting the following new section:
Sec. 171.106. PROVISION OF INFORMATION. At the time the physician declines to perform on a woman a partial-birth abortion prohibited by this subchapter, the physician shall inform the woman of the available public resources to assist a woman through pregnancy, childbirth, and the child's dependency, including:
(1) the federal special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children authorized by 42 U.S.C. Section 1786;
(2) the child health plan program established under Chapters 62 and 63;
(3) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;
(4) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code; and
(5) the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.