{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-546.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 546.053","heading":"TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY.","body":"(a) In this section, \"coerce\" means to restrain or dominate a woman's free will by actual or implied:\n(1) force; or\n(2) threat of rejecting, denying, limiting, canceling, refusing to renew, or otherwise adversely affecting eligibility for coverage under a health benefit plan.\n(b) A health benefit plan issuer may not:\n(1) require as a condition of coverage genetic testing of a child in utero without the pregnant woman's consent; or\n(2) use genetic information to coerce or compel a pregnant woman to have an induced abortion.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 670 (S.B. 53), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 546. USE OF GENETIC TESTING INFORMATION","SUBCHAPTER B. GENETIC TESTING AND USE OF TEST RESULTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.546.htm#546.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"669cc5eb70d3696d1456a27cce49bba35dac8491db53f4fc7bb3ef793e3f86f8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-546.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-546.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}