Texas § 546.053 TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY.

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§ 546.053 — TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY.

Texas § 546.053

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 546.053 (2026).

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Sec. 546.053. TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY.

(a)In this section, "coerce" means to restrain or dominate a woman's free will by actual or implied:

(1)force; or

(2)threat of rejecting, denying, limiting, canceling, refusing to renew, or otherwise adversely affecting eligibility for coverage under a health benefit plan.

(b)A health benefit plan issuer may not:

(1)require as a condition of coverage genetic testing of a child in utero without the pregnant woman's consent; or

(2)use genetic information to coerce or compel a pregnant woman to have an induced abortion.

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Sec. 546.053. TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY. (a) In this section, "coerce" means to restrain or dominate a woman's free will by actual or implied:
(1) force; or
(2) threat of rejecting, denying, limiting, canceling, refusing to renew, or otherwise adversely affecting eligibility for coverage under a health benefit plan.
(b) A health benefit plan issuer may not:
(1) require as a condition of coverage genetic testing of a child in utero without the pregnant woman's consent; or
(2) use genetic information to coerce or compel a pregnant woman to have an induced abortion.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 670 (S.B. 53 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.