This chapter shall not apply when, in the best clinical judgment of the attending physician on the facts of the case before him, a medical emergency exists that so compromises the health, safety, or well-being of the mother as to require an immediate abortion. A physician who does not comply with Sections 26-21-3 and 26-21-4 by reason of this exception shall state in the medical record of the abortion, the medical indications on which his or her judgment was based.
Ala. Code § 26-21-5
Medical Emergencies.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New Eng. (2006)
Most recently applied in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New Eng. (January 2006)
(Acts 1987, No. 87-286, p. 397, §5.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.