Texas Statutes
§ 173.005 — DONATION BY AUTHORIZED FACILITY.
Texas § 173.005
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Code HSHealth and Safety Code
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 173.005 (2026).
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Sec. 173.005. DONATION BY AUTHORIZED FACILITY.
(a)Only an authorized facility may donate human fetal tissue. An authorized facility may donate human fetal tissue only to an accredited public or private institution of higher education for use in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research.
(b)An authorized facility may not donate human fetal tissue obtained from an elective abortion.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
Nearby Sections
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§ 173.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 173.002
APPLICABILITY.§ 173.003
ENFORCEMENT.§ 173.004
PROHIBITED DONATION.§ 173.005
DONATION BY AUTHORIZED FACILITY.§ 173.006
INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED.§ 173.007
CRIMINAL PENALTY.§ 173.008
RECORD RETENTION.§ 173.009
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