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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 173.007

CRIMINAL PENALTY

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) offers a woman monetary or other consideration to:

(A) have an abortion for the purpose of donating human fetal tissue; or

(B) consent to the donation of human fetal tissue; or

(2) knowingly or intentionally solicits or accepts tissue from a fetus gestated solely for research purposes.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.

(c) With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this section.

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