Section 26-23A-10 – Remedies.
Section 26-23A-10 Remedies. 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: (1) Provide a basis for a civil action for compensatory and punitive damages. Any conviction under this chapter shall be admissible in a civil suit as […]
Section 26-23C-4 – Construction of Chapter.
Section 26-23C-4 Construction of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. (b) It is not the intention of this chapter to make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful. (Act 2012-405, p. 1108, §4.)
Section 26-23A-11 – Anonymity in Court Proceedings.
Section 26-23A-11 Anonymity in court proceedings. In every civil or criminal proceeding or action brought under this chapter, the court shall rule whether the anonymity of any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted, shall be preserved from public disclosure if she does not give her consent to such disclosure. The court, […]
Section 26-23D-1 – Ectopic Pregnancy.
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 […]
Section 26-23A-12 – Construction of Chapter.
Section 26-23A-12 Construction of chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. It is not the intention of this chapter to make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful nor to deny a woman an abortion that is lawful. Following abortion counseling, the withdrawal of consent to […]
Section 26-23E-1 – Short Title.
Section 26-23E-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Women’s Health and Safety Act.” (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §1.)
Section 26-23A-13 – Severability.
Section 26-23A-13 Severability. If any one or more provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid or unconstitutional, the same is hereby declared to be severable and the balance of this chapter shall remain effective. The Legislature hereby […]
Section 26-23E-2 – Legislative Findings.
Section 26-23E-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) That the percentage of abortion or reproductive health centers that have been subject to adverse licensure action vastly exceeds the percentage of facilities in any other category that have similarly been subject to adverse licensure actions. This alarming level of regulatory non-compliance among […]
Section 26-23B-1 – Short Title.
Section 26-23B-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. (Act 2011-672, p. 1784, §1.)
Section 26-23B-2 – Legislative Findings.
Section 26-23B-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature makes all of the following findings: (1) Pain receptors (nociceptors) are present throughout the unborn child’s entire body by no later than 16 weeks after fertilization and nerves link these receptors to the brain’s thalamus and subcortical plate by no later than 20 weeks. (2) By eight weeks after […]