89R7022 MZM-F
By: Johnson H.B. No. 1493
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to liability for the provision of certain medical
treatment to a pregnant woman by a physician or health care
provider.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Life of the Mother
Act.
SECTION 2. Section 74.552(a), Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) It is an affirmative defense to liability in a civil
action brought against a physician or health care provider for a
violation of Section 170A.002, Health and Safety Code, including an
action to recover a civil penalty under Section 170A.005, Health
and Safety Code, that the physician or health care provider
exercised reasonable medical judgment in providing medical
treatment to a pregnant woman in response to:
(1) an ectopic pregnancy at any location; [or]
(2) a previable premature rupture of membranes; or
(3) any other pregnancy complication that has been
diagnosed by a physician and that has a substantial likelihood of
causing serious bodily injury, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal
Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.