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 resulted from the plaintiff’s criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion. The relief shall be limited to monetary compensation for all injuries, psychological and physical, occasioned by a violation under this chapter and monetary punitive compensation as allowed by law.
Ala. Code § 26-23-5
Civil Action.
Known as the Alabama Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
The act spans §§ 26–26 (6 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Pryor (1999)
Most recently applied in 274 F. Supp. 2d 1262 - Summit Medical Center of Alabama, Inc. v. Riley (July 2003)
(Acts 1997, No. 97-485, p. 843, §5.)
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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.