Texas Occupations Code 159.011 – Information About Embryo Donation
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(a) In this section:
(1) “Assisted reproduction” has the meaning assigned by § 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.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 159.011
- Person: means an individual, unless the term is expressly made applicable to a partnership, association, or corporation. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002