Texas HB1161 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow pregnant women to specify the effect of their pregnancy on their advance directive and.
HB1161 amends the Texas Health and Safety Code to allow a person of child-bearing age to specify in their advance directive and out-of-hospital DNR order the effect their pregnancy has on their medical directives. The bill also modifies the form of a written directive to include a section for pregnant individuals to specify the effect of their pregnancy on their directives. The changes take effect on September 1, 2025.
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