Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.065
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.065, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 171.065. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates this subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a state jail felony.
(b) A pregnant woman on whom a drug-induced abortion is attempted, induced, or performed in violation of this subchapter is not criminally liable for the violation.
(c) Conduct constituting an offense under this section may also be the basis for an administrative violation under Section 171.064.
(b) A pregnant woman on whom a drug-induced abortion is attempted, induced, or performed in violation of this subchapter is not criminally liable for the violation.
(c) Conduct constituting an offense under this section may also be the basis for an administrative violation under Section 171.064.
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