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  89R2035 JG-D     By: Ordaz H.B. No. 1307       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the definition of abortion.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (4-c) to   read as follows:                (1)  "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing   an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device,   or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a   woman known to be pregnant.  The term does not include birth control   devices , [ or ] oral contraceptives , or in vitro fertilization .  An   act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to:                      (A)  save the life or preserve the health of an   unborn child;                      (B)  remove a dead, unborn child whose death was   caused by spontaneous abortion; or                      (C)  remove an ectopic pregnancy.                 (4-c)     "In vitro fertilization" means the practice by   which eggs are collected from ovaries and manually fertilized by   sperm for later placement inside a uterus.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.