HB52 Alabama 2018 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Kerry RichRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2018
- Title
- Abortion, require abortion providers to provide certain information to women seeking an abortion, and to require refunds if the abortion is cancelled, Secs. 26-23A-4, 26-23A-10 am'd.
- Description
Existing law requires abortion providers to provide a woman seeking an abortion with information regarding the abortion process, the participating medical personnel, and the health status of the unborn child prior to performing an abortion.
This bill would require abortion providers to inform women of their right to withdraw consent to an abortion before the abortion is performed.
This bill would also require abortion providers to refund fees paid for an abortion if a woman withdraws consent to the abortion before it is performed, and would provide civil penalties for failure to provide the refund.
- Subjects
- Abortion
Bill Actions
Health first Substitute Offered
Pending third reading on day 11 Favorable from Health with 1 substitute
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
Bill Text
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Source: Alabama Legislature