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26-23E-8
Section 26-23E-8 Office-based procedure requirements. Physicians performing abortion
procedures in abortion or reproductive health centers shall conform to the rules for
office-based surgery of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners, shall meet the standards
prescribed in the rules for office-based procedures - moderate sedation/analgesia, and shall
meet all other requirements in those rules, including the recommended guidelines for follow-up
care, requirements for recovery area, assessment for discharge, reporting requirements, and
registration requirements. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §8.)...
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26-23-2
Section 26-23-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) FATHER. The biological father of the human fetus. (2) MOTHER. The female who
is pregnant with a live human fetus which may be subject to a partial-birth abortion
under this chapter. (3) PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION. An abortion in which the person
performing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing
the fetus and completing the delivery. (4) PHYSICIAN. A doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally
authorized to practice medicine and surgery by the state or any other individual legally authorized
by the state to perform abortions. This definition shall also include any individual who is
not a physician or is not otherwise legally authorized by the state to perform abortions,
but who nevertheless performs a partial-birth abortion. (Acts 1997, No. 97-485, p.
843, §2.)...
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26-23A-3
Section 26-23A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms 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. 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 an unborn child prematurely in order to preserve the health of both the mother
(pregnant woman) and her unborn child. (2) CONCEPTION. The fusion of a human spermatozoon
with a human ovum. (3) EMANCIPATED MINOR. Any minor who is or has been married or has by court
order otherwise been legally freed from the care, custody, and control of her parents. (4)
GESTATIONAL AGE. The time that has elapsed since the first day of the woman's last menstrual
period. (5) MEDICAL EMERGENCY. That condition which, on the basis of the physician's...
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26-23H-5
Section 26-23H-5 Liability. No woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted
to be performed shall be criminally or civilly liable. Furthermore, no physician confirming
the serious health risk to the child's mother shall be criminally or civilly liable for those
actions. (Act 2019-189, §5.)...
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26-23H-8
Section 26-23H-8 Construction with other laws. The construction of existing statutes and regulations
that regulate or recognize abortion in Alabama that are in conflict with or antagonistic
to this chapter shall be repealed as null and void and shall recognize the prohibition of
abortion as provided in this chapter. If this chapter is challenged and enjoined pending
a final judicial decision, the existing statutes and regulations that regulate or recognize
abortion shall remain in effect during that time. (Act 2019-189, §8.)...
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26-21-2
Section 26-21-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply: (1) MINOR. Any person under the age of 18 years; (2) EMANCIPATED MINOR. Any minor who
is or has been married or has by court order otherwise been legally freed from the care, custody,
and control of her parents; (3) 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 herein does not include a procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of...
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26-23-5
Section 26-23-5 Civil action. The father, if married to the mother at the time she receives
a partial-birth abortion procedure, and if the mother has not attained the age of 18
years at the time of the abortion, the maternal grandparents of the fetus, may in a
civil action obtain appropriate relief, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's
criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion. The relief shall be limited
to monetary compensation for all injuries, psychological and physical, occasioned by a violation
under this chapter and monetary punitive compensation as allowed by law. (Acts 1997, No. 97-485,
p. 843, §5.)...
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26-23D-1
Section 26-23D-1 Ectopic pregnancy. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term ectopic
pregnancy means any pregnancy resulting from a fertilized egg that has implanted or attached
outside the uterus. The term also includes a pregnancy resulting from a fertilized egg implanted
inside the cornu of the uterus. (b) The term abortion, when used in the Code of Alabama
1975, or in the Alabama Administrative Code, shall not be construed to include any procedure
to terminate an ectopic pregnancy, unless the statutory provision or rule expressly states
that it is intended to apply to a procedure to terminate an ectopic pregnancy. (c) The requirement
of Section 26-23B-4, for a physician to make a determination of the probable post-fertilization
age of the unborn child prior to an abortion shall apply only to abortion procedures.
The requirements of Section 22-9A-13, for reporting fetal deaths and pregnancy terminations
shall be construed to require a report of the probable post-fertilization...
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26-23E-6
Section 26-23E-6 Patient care. All patient care in an abortion or reproductive health
center must be rendered in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
State Board of Health rules, State Board of Medical Examiners rules, and current standards
of care, including all professional standards of practice. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §6.)...
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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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