Sec. 171.0124. EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY. A physician may perform an abortion without obtaining informed consent under this subchapter in a medical emergency. A physician who performs an abortion in a medical emergency shall: (1) include in the patient's medical records a statement signed by the physician certifying the nature of the medical emergency; and (2) not later than the 30th day after the date the abortion is performed, certify to the department the specific medical condition that constituted the emergency.
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