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  89R9014 JG-D     By: Goodwin H.B. No. 2423       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for   treatment provided for a miscarriage.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 245.002(1), Health and Safety Code, is   amended 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.  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)   provide treatment for a miscarriage or   suspected miscarriage, in accordance with the applicable standard   of medical care and by any means a physician determines medically   appropriate [ remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by   spontaneous abortion ]; or                      (C)  remove an ectopic pregnancy.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.