Tex. Health & Safety Code § 171.205 : Health and Safety Code — Health — Public Health Provisions — Abortion — Detection of Fetal Heartbeat — Exception for Medical Emergency; Records TEXT PDF (a) Sections 171.203 and 171.204 do not apply if a physician believes a medical emergency exists that prevents compliance with this subchapter. (b) A physician who performs or induces an abortion under circumstances described by Subsection (a) shall make written notations in the pregnant woman's medical record of: (1) the physician's belief that a medical emergency necessitated the abortion; and (2) the medical condition of the pregnant woman that prevented compliance with this subchapter. (c) A physician performing or inducing an abortion under this section shall maintain in the physician's practice records a copy of the notations made under Subsection (b). Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.205 Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 62,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2021.