Transcription of 87(R) SB 8 - Enrolled version - Texas
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ACTrelatingto abortion,includingabortionsafterdetectio nof anunbornchild s heartbeat;authorizinga IT ENACTEDBY THE LEGISLATUREOF THE STATEOF knownas Texasneverrepealed,eitherexpresslyor by implication,thestatestatutesenactedbefor etherulinginRoev. Wade, (1973),thatprohibitand criminalizeabortionunlessthe mother slifeis in ,Healthand SafetyCode,is amendedby addingSubchapterH to readas follows:SUBCHAPTERH. DETECTIONOF thissubchapter:(1)AA"Fetalheartbeat"mean scardiacactivityor thesteadyandrepetitiverhythmiccontractio nof thefetalheartwithinthe gestationalsac.(2)AA"Gestationalage"mean stheamountof timethathas elapsedfromthe firstday of a woman s lastmenstrualperiod.(3)AA"Gestationalsac "meansthestructurecomprisingthe extraembryonicmembranesthatenvelopthe unbornchildand thatis typicallyvisibleby ultrasoundafterthefourthweekof1234567891 011121314151617181920212223241pregnancy.
pregnancy. (4)AA"Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathic medicine.
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