SB185 Alabama 2017 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Paul SanfordRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2017
- Title
- Health care providers, authorized to decline to perform services that violate their consciences, exceptions, Health Care Rights of Conscience Act
- Description
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. The bill would also provide for injunctive relief and back pay for violation.
- Subjects
- Health Care Providers
Bill Actions
Indefinitely Postponed
Reported from Health and Human Services as Favorable
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature