Texas § 171.206 CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.

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§ 171.206 — CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.

Texas § 171.206

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 171.206 (2026).

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Sec. 171.206. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.

(a)This subchapter does not create or recognize a right to abortion before a fetal heartbeat is detected.

(b)This subchapter may not be construed to:

(1)authorize the initiation of a cause of action against or the prosecution of a woman on whom an abortion is performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced in violation of this subchapter;

(2)wholly or partly repeal, either expressly or by implication, any other statute that regulates or prohibits abortion, including Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes; or

(3)restrict a political subdivision from regulating or prohibiting abortion in a manner that is at least as stringent as the laws of this state.

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Sec. 171.206. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter does not create or recognize a right to abortion before a fetal heartbeat is detected.
(b) This subchapter may not be construed to:
(1) authorize the initiation of a cause of action against or the prosecution of a woman on whom an abortion is performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced in violation of this subchapter;
(2) wholly or partly repeal, either expressly or by implication, any other statute that regulates or prohibits abortion, including Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes; or
(3) restrict a political subdivision from regulating or prohibiting abortion in a manner that is at least as stringent as the laws of this state.