Texas Family Code - Section 161.006. Termination After Abortion
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§ 161.006. TERMINATION AFTER ABORTION. (a) A petition
requesting termination of the parent-child relationship with
respect to a parent who is not the petitioner may be granted if the
child was born alive as the result of an abortion.
(b) In this code, "abortion" means an intentional expulsion
of a human fetus from the body of a woman induced by any means for
the purpose of causing the death of the fetus.
(c) The court or the jury may not terminate the parent-child
relationship under this section with respect to a parent who:
(1) had no knowledge of the abortion; or
(2) participated in or consented to the abortion for
the sole purpose of preventing the death of the mother.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Section: 160.762 160.763 161.001 161.002 161.003 161.004 161.005 161.006 161.007 161.101 161.102 161.103 161.1031 161.1035 161.104
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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