Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 245.016
Abortion in Unlicensed Abortion Facility to Prevent Death or Serious Impairment


This chapter does not remove the responsibility or limit the ability of a physician to perform an abortion in an unlicensed abortion facility if, at the commencement of the abortion, the physician reasonably believes that the abortion is necessary to prevent the death of the patient or to prevent serious impairment of the patient’s physical health.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 22.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 245.016 — Abortion in Unlicensed Abortion Facility to Prevent Death or Serious Impairment, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­245.­htm#245.­016 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 245.016’s source at texas​.gov