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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 173.005. Donation by Authorized Facility

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Only an authorized facility may donate human fetal tissue.  An authorized facility may donate human fetal tissue only to an accredited public or private institution of higher education for use in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research.

(b) An authorized facility may not donate human fetal tissue obtained from an elective abortion.

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