26-23G-1
Section 26-23G-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Unborn
Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. (Act 2016-397, §1.)...
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26-23F-8
Section 26-23F-8 Construction of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
affect existing federal or state law regarding abortion. (b) Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. (c) Nothing in this
chapter shall be construed to alter generally accepted medical standards. (Act 2016-140, §8.)...

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26-23F-6
Section 26-23F-6 Violations. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who knowingly
violates any provision of Section 26-23F-5 shall be guilty of a Class D felony for each violation.
(b) Any person who experiments on a living unborn infant or the bodily remains of a deceased
unborn infant, experiments upon an unborn infant who is intended to be aborted, or performs
or offers to perform an abortion where part or all of the justification or reason for
the abortion is that the bodily remains may be used for research or experimentation
in violation of Section 26-23F-5 shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (Act 2016-140, §6.)...

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26-23F-5
entity, or individual shall knowingly provide any compensation or payment to any other person,
organization, or entity for the removal, transfer, storage, processing, preservation, quality
control, implantation, transportation, distribution, disposal, or other manner of disposition
of the bodily remains of a deceased unborn infant for research, therapy, transplantation,
experimentation, or any other prohibited purpose under this chapter. (b) No person shall knowingly
aid or abet in any prohibited activity under subsection (a). (c) No person shall use an unborn
infant, living or deceased, in research or experimentation. Nothing in this section shall
affect the use described herein pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. (d) No
person shall perform or offer to perform an abortion where part or all of the justification
or reason for the abortion is that the bodily remains may be used for research, therapy,
transplantation, or experimentation. (Act 2016-140, §5.)...
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26-23F-7
common law of this state, violation of any provision of Section 26-23F-5 shall: (1) Provide
a basis for recovery in a civil action for the parent or parents of the infant or the parent,
parents, or guardian of the mother, if the mother is a minor, for experimentation upon bodily
remains. Any relief awarded shall include: a. Money damages for all psychological injuries
occasioned by any violation of this chapter. b. Statutory damages equal to three times the
cost of the mother's delivery or abortion. (2) Provide a basis for professional disciplinary
action by regulatory bodies for the suspension or revocation of any license for physicians,
licensed vocational and registered nurses, or other licensed or regulated health care providers.
(b) Any conviction of any health care provider for any failure to comply with the requirements
of this chapter shall result in the automatic suspension of his or her license for a period
of at least one year and the license shall be reinstated after that...
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26-23F-3
Section 26-23F-3 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument,
medicine, drug, or any other substance or device with the intent to terminate the pregnancy
of a woman known to be pregnant with knowledge that the termination by those means will with
reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child. Such use or prescription is not
an abortion if done with the intent to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn
child, remove a dead unborn child, or to deliver the unborn child prematurely in order to
preserve the health of both the mother (pregnant woman) and her unborn child. The term "abortion"
as used in this chapter, does not include a procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of
a woman with an ectopic pregnancy, nor does it include the procedure or act to terminate the
pregnancy of a woman when the unborn child has a lethal anomaly. (2) BODILY...
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26-21-7
Section 26-21-7 Nonliability of physician for claims arising out of disclosure of information;
nondisclosure of information regarding abortion pursuant to court order; physician
has no duty to secure waiver. (a) No physician who complies with the parental consent requirements
of this chapter shall be liable in any manner to the minor upon whom the abortion was
performed for any claim whatsoever arising out of or based on the disclosure of any information
concerning the medical condition of such minor to her parent, parents, or legal guardian.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a physician who performs an abortion pursuant to a court
order obtained under this chapter, shall not disclose any information regarding same to the
parent, parents, or legal guardian of the minor unless such disclosure is made pursuant to
a court order. In no event shall the physician be under any duty to initiate proceedings in
any court to secure a waiver of the parental consent requirement on behalf of any minor...

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26-21-6
Section 26-21-6 Penalties for violation of chapter. (a)(1) Any person who intentionally performs
or causes to be performed an abortion in violation of the provisions of this chapter
or intentionally fails to conform to any requirement of this chapter, shall be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any conviction of any person for any failure to comply with the requirements
of this chapter may result in the suspension of the person's professional license for a period
of at least one year and shall be reinstated after that time only on such conditions as the
appropriate regulatory or licensing body may require to insure compliance with this chapter.
(b) In addition to whatever remedies are available under the common or statutory law of this
state, failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter shall provide a basis for professional
disciplinary action under any applicable statutory or regulatory procedure for the suspension
or revocation of any license for physicians,...
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26-21-4
of petition; precedence of proceeding; rules of procedure; waiver of consent; guardian ad litem
for interests of unborn child; findings and conclusions; appeal; no fees or costs; related
criminal charges. (a) A minor who elects not to seek or does not or cannot for any reason,
obtain consent from either of her parents or legal guardian, may petition, on her own behalf,
the juvenile court, or the court of equal standing, in the county in which the minor resides
or in the county in which the abortion is to be performed for a waiver of the consent
requirement of this chapter. Notice by the court to the minor's parents, parent, or legal
guardian shall not be required or permitted. The requirements and procedures under this chapter
shall apply and are available only to minors who are residents of this state. (b) The minor
may participate in proceedings in the court on her own behalf. The court shall advise her
that she has a right to be represented by an attorney and that if she is unable...
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26-21-3
Section 26-21-3 Written consent of parent or guardian to performing abortion on unemancipated
minor; written statement where abortion to be performed on emancipated minor; waiver
of consent requirement; coercion; forms. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b)
and (d) of this section and Sections 26-21-4 and 26-21-5 hereof, no physician shall perform
an abortion upon an unemancipated minor unless the physician or his or her agents first
obtain the written consent of either parent or the legal guardian of the minor. (b) The physician
who shall perform the abortion or his or her agents shall obtain or be provided with
the written consent from either parent or legal guardian stating the names of the minor, parent,
or legal guardian, that he or she is informed that the minor desires an abortion and
does consent to the abortion, the date, and the consent shall be signed by either parent
or legal guardian. The signatures of the parents, parent, or legal guardian shall be affixed...

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