# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.011: INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.011

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.011
- **Heading:** INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.011

## Text

A person may not perform an abortion without the voluntary and informed consent of the woman on whom the abortion is to be performed.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.001 § 171.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.002 § 171.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.003 § 171.003. PHYSICIAN TO PERFORM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.004 § 171.004.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.005 § 171.005. COMMISSION TO ENFORCE; EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.006 § 171.006. ABORTION COMPLICATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; CIVIL PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.008 § 171.008. REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.011 § 171.011. INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.012 § 171.012. VOLUNTARY AND INFORMED CONSENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.013 § 171.013. DISTRIBUTION OF STATE MATERIALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.013.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.014 § 171.014. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.014.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.015 § 171.015. INFORMATION RELATING TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.015.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.016 § 171.016. INFORMATION RELATING TO CHARACTERISTICS OF UNBORN CHILD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.016.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.017 § 171.017. PERIODS RUN CONCURRENTLY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.017.md)

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