HB45 creates the Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act to respect the final disposition of deceased unborn infants and to bar sale, transfer, or use of their remains in research.
It allows parents or an authorized representative to request a dignified final disposition of the bodily remains (burial, interment, or cremation) at their own expense, with donation possible under the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. It prohibits selling or exchanging money for the remains and bans using living or deceased unborn infants or their bodily remains in research or experimentation, with criminal penalties for violations. It creates civil remedies for parents and imposes professional disciplinary actions and license suspensions for health care providers who violate the act. It defines key terms and sets felony levels (Class D for most violations and Class C for aggravated actions), and notes the bill interacts with local funding rules but has exceptions that affect the local-vote requirement.
Source: Alabama Legislature