Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 171.015
Information Relating to Public and Private Agencies

The informational materials must include:

(1)

geographically indexed materials designed to inform the pregnant woman of public and private agencies and services that:

(A)

are available to assist a woman through pregnancy, childbirth, and the child’s dependency, including:
(i)
a comprehensive list of adoption agencies;
(ii)
a description of the services the adoption agencies offer;
(iii)
a description of the manner, including telephone numbers, in which an adoption agency may be contacted; and
(iv)
a comprehensive list of agencies and organizations that offer sonogram services at no cost to the pregnant woman;

(B)

do not provide abortions or abortion-related services or make referrals to abortion providers; and

(C)

are not affiliated with organizations that provide abortions or abortion-related services or make referrals to abortion providers; and

(2)

a toll-free, 24-hour telephone number that may be called to obtain an oral list and description of agencies described by Subdivision (1) that are located near the caller and of the services the agencies offer.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 15), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 171.015 — Information Relating to Public and Private Agencies, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­171.­htm#171.­015 (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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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 171.015’s source at texas​.gov