Sec. 159.011. INFORMATION ABOUT EMBRYO DONATION. (a) In this section: (1) "Assisted reproduction" has the meaning assigned by Section 160.102 , Family Code. (2) "Embryo donation" means the act of transferring to another person a human embryo for implantation in any person who is not a genetic parent of the human embryo or the spouse of a genetic parent of the human embryo. (3) "Human embryo" means a genetically complete living organism of the species Homo sapiens, from the single-cell fertilized egg to the blastocyst stage. (b) A physician who performs on a patient an assisted reproduction procedure that involves the creation of a human embryo shall inform the patient of the option of embryo donation for unused human embryos.
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