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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of embryo donation information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 159, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 159.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 159.011. INFORMATION ABOUT EMBRYO DONATION. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "Assisted reproduction" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 160.102, Family Code. |
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(2) "Embryo donation" means the act of transferring to |
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another person a human embryo for implantation in any person who is |
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not a genetic parent of the human embryo or the spouse of a genetic |
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parent of the human embryo. |
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(3) "Human embryo" means a genetically complete living |
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organism of the species Homo sapiens, from the single-cell |
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fertilized egg to the blastocyst stage. |
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(b) A physician who performs on a patient an assisted |
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reproduction procedure that involves the creation of a human embryo |
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shall inform the patient of the option of embryo donation for unused |
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human embryos. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 162, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter H to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER H. EMBRYO DONATION INFORMATION |
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Sec. 162.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Department" means the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services. |
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(2) "Embryo donation" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 159.011, Occupations Code. |
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Sec. 162.702. INFORMATION REGARDING EMBRYO DONATION. The |
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department shall post information regarding embryo donation on the |
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department's Internet website. The information must include |
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contact information for nonprofit organizations that facilitate |
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embryo donation. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |