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Ala. Code § 26-23-2

Definitions.

Known as the Alabama Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act

The act spans §§ 26-23-1–26-23-6 (6 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 130 F. Supp. 2d 1307 - Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Siegelman (2001)

Most recently applied in 130 F. Supp. 2d 1307 - Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Siegelman (February 2001)

(Acts 1997, No. 97-485, p. 843, §2.)

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.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.