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Texas Senate Bill SB1439

Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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21 By: Campbell, et al. S.B. No. 1439
3- (King of Parker, Klick, Oliverson)
4- Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1439: No.
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74 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
85 AN ACT
9- relating to required written notice to a physician, intern, or
6+ relating to required written consent of a physician, intern, or
107 resident of an educational institution before directly or
118 indirectly performing or participating in an elective abortion.
129 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1310 SECTION 1. Chapter 103, Occupations Code, is amended by
1411 adding Section 103.0015 to read as follows:
15- Sec. 103.0015. WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED. An educational
16- institution shall provide to a physician, intern, or resident of
17- the institution written notice detailing the procedures for opting
18- not to perform or participate in an elective abortion procedure for
19- moral or religious objections before the physician, intern, or
20- resident directly or indirectly performs or participates in an
21- elective abortion procedure. The notice must be provided during the
22- interview process, at any orientation, and on commencement of
23- employment or resident training.
12+ Sec. 103.0015. OPT IN REQUIRED. A physician, intern, or
13+ resident of an educational institution may not be scheduled for or
14+ assigned to duties involving directly or indirectly performing or
15+ participating in an elective abortion procedure unless the
16+ physician, intern, or resident first affirmatively consents in
17+ writing to performing or participating in the procedure.
2418 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.