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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.40

EVIDENCE OF PREGNANCY

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 822, Sec. 2.06, eff

(a) In a prosecution for the death of or injury to an individual who is an unborn child, the prosecution shall provide medical or other evidence that the mother of the individual was pregnant at the time of the alleged offense.

(b) For the purpose of this section, "individual" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.