Section 26-23-1 – Short Title.

Section 26-23-1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997. (Acts 1997, No. 97-485, p. 843, §1.)

Section 26-23-2 – Definitions.

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 […]

Section 26-23-3 – Felony Conviction.

Section 26-23-3 Felony conviction. Any physician who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion within this state and thereby kills a human fetus shall be guilty of a Class C felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as prescribed by law. (Acts 1997, No. 97-485, p. 843, §3.)

Section 26-23-4 – Life of Mother Exception.

Section 26-23-4 Life of mother exception. Section 26-23-3 shall not apply to a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother. (Acts 1997, No. 97-485, p. 843, §4.)

Section 26-23-5 – Civil Action.

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 […]

Section 26-23-6 – Conspiracy.

Section 26-23-6 Conspiracy. A woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed may not be prosecuted under this chapter for a conspiracy to violate this chapter or for any other offense which is unlawful under this chapter. (Acts 1997, No. 97-485, p. 843, §6.)