Relating to an unborn child's rights and the civil and criminal liability and justification for prohibited conduct regarding an unborn child.

Texas Senate Bill 1204 defines an "unborn child" as a legal "individual" from fertilization to birth, extending civil and criminal protections to them. The bill amends the Penal Code to clarify that medical procedures performed to save a pregnant person’s life - where the unborn child’s death was accidental or unintentional - cannot be prosecuted as criminal conduct, provided reasonable alternatives were unavailable. It also specifies that civil claims for an unborn child’s death cannot be filed against the mother, healthcare providers performing lawful procedures, or others acting within legal medical protocols. The bill is pending in the Senate State Affairs Committee and would change how Texas law handles liability related to unborn children in medical and legal contexts.