Applicability to Certain Conduct

Texas Penal Code, § 19. 06. Applicability To Certain Conduct

This chapter does not apply to the death of an unborn child if the conduct charged is:

  • Conduct committed by the mother of the unborn child;
  • A lawful medical procedure performed by a physician or other licensed health care provider with the requisite consent, if the death of the unborn child was the intended result of the procedure;
  • A lawful medical procedure performed by a physician or other licensed health care provider with the requisite consent as part of an assisted reproduction as defined by Section 160.102, Family Code; or
  • The dispensation of a drug in accordance with law or administration of a drug prescribed in accordance with law.