Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.102
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§ 171.102. PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS PROHIBITED.
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(a) A physician or other person may not knowingly perform a partial-birth abortion.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a physician who performs a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a physician who performs a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy.
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