Bill Text: TX SB1439 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to required written notice to a physician, intern, or resident of an educational institution before directly or indirectly performing or participating in an elective abortion.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-19 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB1439 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1439-Comm_Sub.html
| 87R25829 SCL-F | ||
| By: Campbell, et al. | S.B. No. 1439 | |
| (King of Parker, Klick, Oliverson) | ||
| Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1439: No. | ||
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| relating to required written notice to a physician, intern, or | ||
| resident of an educational institution before directly or | ||
| indirectly performing or participating in an elective abortion. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 103, Occupations Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 103.0015 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 103.0015. WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED. An educational | ||
| institution shall provide to a physician, intern, or resident of | ||
| the institution written notice detailing the procedures for opting | ||
| not to perform or participate in an elective abortion procedure for | ||
| moral or religious objections before the physician, intern, or | ||
| resident directly or indirectly performs or participates in an | ||
| elective abortion procedure. The notice must be provided during the | ||
| interview process, at any orientation, and on commencement of | ||
| employment or resident training. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
