Texas § 171.101 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 171.101 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 171.101

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 171.101 (2026).

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Sec. 171.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1)"Partial-birth abortion" means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion:

(A)for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus, deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until:

(i)for a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother; or

(ii)for a breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother; and

(B)performs the overt act described in Paragraph (A), other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus.

(2)"Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doc

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Sec. 171.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Partial-birth abortion" means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion:
(A) for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus, deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until:
(i) for a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother; or
(ii) for a breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother; and
(B) performs the overt act described in Paragraph (A), other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus.
(2) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathic medicine.

State of Texas Ken Paxton, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Texas Texas Medical Board And Stephen Brint Carlton, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Texas Medical Board v. Amanda Zurawski Lauren Miller Lauren Hall Anna Zargarian Ashley Brandt Kylie Beaton Jessica Bernardo Samantha Casiano Austin Dennard, D.O. Taylor Edwards Kiersten Hogan Lauren Van Vleet Elizabeth Weller Damla Karsan, M.D., on Behalf of Herself and Her Patients And Judy Levison, M.D., M.P.H., on Behalf of Herself and Her Patients

(Texas Supreme Court, 2024)