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Amend CSSB 258 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 697.005, Health and Safety Code, as follows:
(1) In the section heading (page 5, line 42), between "REMAINS" and the underlined period, insert "; RELIGIOUS BELIEF EXCEPTION".
(2) Immediately following Subsection (c) (page 5, between lines 57-58), insert the following new subsection:
(c-1) A health care facility may dispose of embryonic and fetal tissue remains using a method of disposal other than a method described by Subsection (a) if the pregnant woman to whom care was provided by the facility certifies that each method under that subsection is inconsistent with a sincerely held religious belief of the woman.