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§ 262.006. LIVING CHILD AFTER ABORTION.

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TX Code › Code fa › Chapter 262 › Section 262.006

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(a) An authorized representative of the Department of Family and Protective Services may assume the care, control, and custody of a child born alive as the result of an abortion as defined by Chapter 161.

(b) The department shall file a suit and request an emergency order under this chapter.

(c) A child for whom possession is assumed under this section need not be delivered to the court except on the order of the court.

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