{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.018","heading":"OFFENSE.","body":"A physician who intentionally performs an abortion on a woman in violation of this subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000. In this section, \"intentionally\" has the meaning assigned by Section 6.03(a), Penal Code.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 999, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 171. ABORTION","SUBCHAPTER B. INFORMED CONSENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.171.htm#171.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"be3c5b7f612e565f0b3133ff2613d863705ecff8611efc77b330fe4cdb22fcbf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}