Applicability and Construction of Chapter

Sec. 171A.002. APPLICABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does not apply to and a civil action under this chapter may not be brought against: (1) a hospital; (2) a health care facility licensed, owned, maintained, or operated by this state; (3) a health care provider, other than a provider against whom a qui tam action may be brought in accordance with Section 171A.101(d)(8); (4) a physician, other than a physician against whom a qui tam action may be brought in accordance with Section 171A.101(d)(8); (5) a physician group; (6) an Internet service provider or the provider's affiliates or subsidiaries; (7) an Internet search engine; (8) a cloud service provider solely providing access or connection to or from an Internet website or other information or content on the Internet or on a facility, system, or network that is not under the provider's control, including transmission, downloading, intermediate storage, access software, or other services; or (9) a person who manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, provides, or possesses abortion-inducing drugs in this state solely for one or more of the following purposes: (A) treating a medical emergency; (B) removing an ectopic pregnancy; (C) removing a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion; or (D) a purpose that does not include performing, inducing, attempting, or assisting an abortion, other than an abortion performed in response to a medical emergency. (b) This chapter may not be construed to require the actual performance, inducement, or attempted performance of an abortion in order for a person to bring a civil action authorized by this chapter. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 7), Sec. 2, eff. December 4, 2025. SUBCHAPTER B. PROTECTION FROM ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS