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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 1MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER EA WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW
RULE §1.71Purpose

The Woman's Right to Know Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 171, states that no person may perform an abortion without the voluntary and informed consent of the woman on whom the abortion is to be performed, and specifies the content of informational materials that must be offered to a woman to support her informed consent. Health and Safety Code, §171.014(d), requires the Department of State Health Services to adopt rules necessary for considering and making changes to the informational materials.


Source Note: The provisions of this §1.71 adopted to be effective December 20, 2012, 37 TexReg 9775

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