Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 697.001
Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to express the state’s profound respect for the life of the unborn by providing for a dignified disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 697.001 — Purpose, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.697.htm#697.001 (accessed May 26, 2025).

697.001
Purpose 697.002
Definitions 697.003
Applicability of Other Law 697.004
Disposition of Embryonic and Fetal Tissue Remains 697.005
Burial or Cremation Assistance Registry 697.006
Ethical Fetal Remains Grant Program 697.007
Suspension or Revocation of License 697.008
Civil Penalty 697.009
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Location: https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._health_&_safety_code_section_697.001

Original Source: Section 697.001 — Purpose, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.697.htm#697.001 (last accessed May 10, 2025).

Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 697.001 Purpose

Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 697.001
Purpose