26-21-1
Section 26-21-1 Legislative purpose and findings. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in
enacting this parental consent provision to further the important and compelling state interests
of: (1) protecting minors against their own immaturity, (2) fostering the family structure
and preserving it as a viable social unit, and (3) protecting the rights of parents to rear
children who are members of their household. (b) The Legislature finds as fact that: (1) immature
minors often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that take account of both immediate
and long-range consequences, (2) the medical, emotional, and psychological consequences of
abortion are serious and can be lasting, particularly when the patient is immature, (3) the
capacity to become pregnant and the capacity for mature judgment concerning the wisdom of
an abortion are not necessarily related, (4) parents ordinarily possess information essential
to a physician's exercise of his or her best medical judgment...
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26-23B-7
Section 26-23B-7 Civil remedies. (a) Any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or
induced in violation of this chapter, or the father of the unborn child who was the subject
of such an abortion, may maintain an action against the person who performed or induced the
abortion in intentional, knowing, or reckless violation of this chapter for actual and punitive
damages. Any woman upon whom an abortion has been attempted in violation of this chapter may
maintain an action against the person who attempted to perform the abortion in intentional,
knowing, or reckless violation of this chapter for actual damages. (b) A cause of action for
injunctive relief against any person who has intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violated
this chapter and Section 22-9A-13 may be maintained by the woman upon whom an abortion was
performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced in violation of this chapter,
by any person who is the spouse, parent, sibling, or guardian of, or a...
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27-48-2
Section 27-48-2 Coverage for medically necessary inpatient care for mother and newly born child.
(a) Every health benefit plan that provides maternity coverage shall provide coverage for
the following: (1) All medically necessary inpatient care for a mother and her newly born
child as determined by the woman's prenatal care physician, obstetrician-gynecologist, certified
nurse midwife, or the child's attending pediatrician and when consistent with the most recent
version of the "Guidelines for Perinatal Care" prepared by the American Academy
of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, including the administration
of medical tests recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or both on the admission and discharge of a mother and
the newborn child to determine whether additional medical care is needed for the mother or
newborn child or both. Included in medically necessary inpatient care is the...
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26-23A-6
Section 26-23A-6 Availability of information in video format; ultrasound image. (a) All facilities
where abortions are performed and all facilities of physicians who refer for abortion shall
have video viewing equipment. The video that may be shown to those who want to see it shall
be identified by title, updated from time to time by the Department of Public Health, and
shall be objective, non-judgmental, and designed to convey accurate scientific and medical
information, and shall contain at a minimum, the information required in subdivisions (3),
(4), (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) of Section 26-23A-5. (b) All facilities where abortions
are performed and all facilities of physicians who refer for abortion shall have ultrasound
equipment. An ultrasound shall be performed on each unborn child before an abortion is performed.
(c) The Department of Public Health shall develop a signature form for verifying that she
has received the complete information as described in Section...
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26-21-4
Section 26-21-4 Procedure for waiver of consent requirement - Notice to parents or guardian
prohibited; participation in proceedings; right to counsel; assistance in preparing petition;
confidentiality; contents 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...
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26-23E-10
Section 26-23E-10 Paternity inquiries of pregnant minor child; reporting requirements. (a)
Any minor child under the age of 16 seeking an abortion from an abortion or reproductive health
care facility shall be asked by the physician performing the abortion or his or her agent
to state the name and age of the individual who is believed to be the father of the unborn
child. While the minor child may refuse to provide the father's name and age, she should be
encouraged to do so by the physician or agent consistent with the physician's legal obligation
to reduce the incidence of child abuse when there is reason to suspect that it has occurred.
(b) In addition to any other abuse reporting requirements that may apply to the staff of an
abortion or reproductive health center, if the reported age of the father is two or more years
greater than the age of the minor child, the facility shall report the names of the pregnant
minor child and the father to both local law enforcement and the county...
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26-23E-7
Section 26-23E-7 Prescription of abortion-inducing drugs. Only a physician may give, sell,
dispense, administer, or otherwise prescribe an abortion-inducing drug. Because the failure
and complications from medical abortion increase with advancing gestational age, because the
physical symptoms of medical abortion can be identical to the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy,
and because abortion-inducing drugs do not treat ectopic pregnancies but rather are contraindicated
in ectopic pregnancies, the physician giving, selling, dispensing, administering, or otherwise
providing or prescribing the abortion-inducing drug must first examine the pregnant woman
in person and document, in the woman's medical chart, the gestational age and intrauterine
location of the pregnancy prior to giving, selling, dispensing, administering, or otherwise
providing or prescribing the abortion-inducing drug. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §7.)...
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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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26-23E-12
Section 26-23E-12 Violations. (a) Any person other than a physician who performs or attempts
to perform an abortion, including the prescription, dispensing, or administration of abortion-inducing
drug, shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (b) Any person who prescribes, dispenses, or administers
an abortion-inducing drug without first examining the patient in person shall be guilty of
a Class C felony. (c) The administrator of an abortion or reproductive health center who knowingly
and willfully permits the facility to be operated in a manner that violates Section 26-23E-4,
Section 26-23E-5, Section 26-23E-6, or Section 26-23E-7 shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(d) The administrator of an abortion or reproductive health center who knowingly and willfully
violates subsection (b) of Section 26-23E-10 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Act
2013-79, p. 165, §12.)...
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26-23A-2
Section 26-23A-2 Legislative findings; purpose. (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama
finds that: (1) It is essential to the psychological and physical well-being of a woman considering
an abortion that she receive complete and accurate information on her alternatives. (2) Most
abortions are performed in clinics devoted solely to providing abortions and family planning
services. Most women who seek abortions at these facilities do not have any relationship with
the physician who performs the abortion, before or after the procedure. Most women do not
return to the facility for post-surgical care. In most instances, the woman's only actual
contact with the physician occurs simultaneously with the abortion procedure, with little
opportunity to receive counseling concerning her decision. (3) The decision to abort is an
important, and often a stressful one, and it is desirable and imperative that it be made with
full knowledge of its nature and consequences. The medical, emotional,...
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