Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 171.0122
Viewing Printed Materials and Sonogram Image; Hearing Heart Auscultation or Verbal Explanation

(a)

A pregnant woman may choose not to view the printed materials provided under Section 171.012 (Voluntary and Informed Consent)(a)(3) after she has been provided the materials.

(b)

A pregnant woman may choose not to view the sonogram images required to be provided to and reviewed with the pregnant woman under Section 171.012 (Voluntary and Informed Consent)(a)(4).

(c)

A pregnant woman may choose not to hear the heart auscultation required to be provided to and reviewed with the pregnant woman under Section 171.012 (Voluntary and Informed Consent)(a)(4).

(d)

A pregnant woman may choose not to receive the verbal explanation of the results of the sonogram images under Section 171.012 (Voluntary and Informed Consent)(a)(4)(C) if:

(1)

the woman’s pregnancy is a result of a sexual assault, incest, or other violation of the Penal Code that has been reported to law enforcement authorities or that has not been reported because she has a reason that she declines to reveal because she reasonably believes that to do so would put her at risk of retaliation resulting in serious bodily injury;

(2)

the woman is a minor and obtaining an abortion in accordance with judicial bypass procedures under Chapter 33 (Notice of and Consent to Abortion), Family Code; or

(3)

the fetus has an irreversible medical condition or abnormality, as previously identified by reliable diagnostic procedures and documented in the woman’s medical file.

(e)

The physician and the pregnant woman are not subject to a penalty under this chapter solely because the pregnant woman chooses not to view the printed materials or the sonogram images, hear the heart auscultation, or receive the verbal explanation, if waived as provided by this section.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 15), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 171.0122 — Viewing Printed Materials and Sonogram Image; Hearing Heart Auscultation or Verbal Explanation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­171.­htm#171.­0122 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

171.001
Short Title 171.002
Definitions 171.003
Physician to Perform 171.005
Commission to Enforce 171.006
Abortion Complication Reporting Requirements 171.008
Required Documentation 171.011
Informed Consent Required 171.012
Voluntary and Informed Consent 171.013
Distribution of State Materials 171.014
Informational Materials 171.015
Information Relating to Public and Private Agencies 171.016
Information Relating to Characteristics of Unborn Child 171.017
Periods Run Concurrently 171.018
Offense 171.0031
Requirements of Physician 171.041
Short Title 171.042
Definitions 171.043
Determination of Post-fertilization Age Required 171.045
Method of Abortion 171.046
Exceptions 171.047
Protection of Privacy in Court Proceedings 171.048
Construction of Subchapter 171.061
Definitions 171.062
Enforcement by Texas Medical Board 171.063
Provision of Abortion-inducing Drug 171.064
Administrative Penalty 171.065
Criminal Offense 171.066
Enforcement of Subchapter 171.081
Applicability 171.082
Education and Training Programs on Trafficking of Persons 171.101
Definitions 171.102
Partial-birth Abortions Prohibited 171.103
Criminal Penalty 171.104
Civil Liability 171.105
Hearing 171.106
Applicability 171.0121
Medical Record 171.0122
Viewing Printed Materials and Sonogram Image 171.0123
Paternity and Child Support Information 171.0124
Exception for Medical Emergency 171.151
Definition 171.152
Dismemberment Abortions Prohibited 171.153
Criminal Penalty 171.154
Construction of Subchapter 171.201
Definitions 171.202
Legislative Findings 171.203
Determination of Presence of Fetal Heartbeat Required 171.204
Prohibited Abortion of Unborn Child with Detectable Fetal Heartbeat 171.205
Exception for Medical Emergency 171.206
Construction of Subchapter 171.207
Limitations on Public Enforcement 171.208
Civil Liability for Violation or Aiding or Abetting Violation 171.209
Civil Liability: Undue Burden Defense Limitations 171.210
Civil Liability: Venue 171.211
Sovereign, Governmental, and Official Immunity Preserved 171.212
Severability 171.0631
Voluntary and Informed Consent Required 171.0632
Reporting Requirements
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Jun. 5, 2024

§ 171.0122’s source at texas​.gov