HB52 Alabama 2018 Session

Sponsors

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

<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would require abortion providers to inform women of their right to withdraw consent to an abortion before the abortion is performed</p><p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to abortion; to amend Section 26-23A-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to require abortion providers to inform women of their right to withdraw consent to an abortion before it is performed and to provide a refund if a woman withdraws consent to an abortion before it is performed; to amend Section 26-23A-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide civil penalties for failure to provide a refund if a woman withdraws consent to an abortion before it is performed. </p>

Subjects

Abortion