This bill would give health care providers the following: The authority to refuse to perform or to participate in health care services that violate their conscience; immunity from civil, criminal, or administrative liability for refusing to provide or participate in a health care service that violates their conscience. This bill would declare it unlawful for any person to discriminate against health care providers for declining to participate in a health care service that violates their conscience. Further, the bill would provide for injunctive relief and back pay for violation.
Pending third reading on day 12 Favorable from Health
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Engrossed
Cosponsors Added
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 43
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 42
Health first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Source: Alabama Legislature