{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-170a.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 170A.004","heading":"CRIMINAL OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person who violates Section 170A.002 commits an offense.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if an unborn child dies as a result of the offense.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 1280), Sec. 2, eff. August 25, 2022.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 170A. PERFORMANCE OF ABORTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.170A.htm#170A.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"e89faecf2e110a3121c8c070b8ed6c80280a7004b90444db86492bf20674d5ac","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-170a.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-170a.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}