Tex. Ins. Code Section 546.053
Testing Related to Pregnancy

(a)

In this section, “coerce” means to restrain or dominate a woman’s free will by actual or implied:

(1)

force; or

(2)

threat of rejecting, denying, limiting, canceling, refusing to renew, or otherwise adversely affecting eligibility for coverage under a health benefit plan.

(b)

A health benefit plan issuer may not:

(1)

require as a condition of coverage genetic testing of a child in utero without the pregnant woman’s consent; or

(2)

use genetic information to coerce or compel a pregnant woman to have an induced abortion.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 670 (S.B. 53), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 546.053 — Testing Related to Pregnancy, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­546.­htm#546.­053 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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