Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.205
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§ 171.205. EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY; RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) Sections 171.203 and 171.204 do not apply if a physician believes a medical emergency exists that prevents compliance with this subchapter.
(b) A physician who performs or induces an abortion under circumstances described by Subsection (a) shall make written notations in the pregnant woman's medical record of:
(1) the physician's belief that a medical emergency necessitated the abortion; and
(2) the medical condition of the pregnant woman that prevented compliance with this subchapter.
(c) A physician performing or inducing an abortion under this section shall maintain in the physician's practice records a copy of the notations made under Subsection (b).
(b) A physician who performs or induces an abortion under circumstances described by Subsection (a) shall make written notations in the pregnant woman's medical record of:
(1) the physician's belief that a medical emergency necessitated the abortion; and
(2) the medical condition of the pregnant woman that prevented compliance with this subchapter.
(c) A physician performing or inducing an abortion under this section shall maintain in the physician's practice records a copy of the notations made under Subsection (b).
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