89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 1493
Relating to liability for the provision of certain medical treatment to a pregnant woman by a physician or health care provider.
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89R7022 MZM-F By: Johnson H.B. No. 1493 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to liability for the provision of certain medical treatment to a pregnant woman by a physician or health care provider. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Life of the Mother Act. SECTION 2. Section 74.552(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) It is an affirmative defense to liability in a civil