Texas Statutes
§ 171.042 — DEFINITIONS.
Texas § 171.042
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Code HSHealth and Safety Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 171.042 (2026).
Text
Sec. 171.042. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1)"Post-fertilization age" means the age of the unborn child as calculated from the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum.
(2)"Severe fetal abnormality" has the meaning assigned by Section 285.202 .
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 , Sec. 3, eff. October 29, 2013.
Nearby Sections
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§ 171.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 171.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 171.003
PHYSICIAN TO PERFORM.§ 171.0031
REQUIREMENTS OF PHYSICIAN; OFFENSE.§ 171.005
COMMISSION TO ENFORCE; EXCEPTION.§ 171.008
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.§ 171.011
INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED.§ 171.012
VOLUNTARY AND INFORMED CONSENT.§ 171.0121
MEDICAL RECORD.§ 171.0122
VIEWING PRINTED MATERIALS AND SONOGRAM IMAGE; HEARING HEART AUSCULTATION OR VERBAL EXPLANATION.§ 171.0123
PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT INFORMATION.§ 171.0124
EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY.§ 171.013
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