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.
Ala. Code § 26-23-3
Felony Conviction.
Known as the Alabama Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
The act spans §§ 26–26 (6 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Pryor (1999)
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, §3.)
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Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.