A person may not perform an abortion without the voluntary and informed consent of the woman on whom the abortion is to be performed.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 171.011
INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton (2017)
Most recently applied in Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton (November 2017)
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.