SB417 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Vivian Davis FiguresSenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Abortion, legislative findings, criminal penalties for the performance of, Act 2019-189, 2019 Reg. Sess., repealed
Summary: SB 417 repeals the 2019 abortion-criminal-penalty law, removing criminal penalties for abortion or attempting abortion.
What This Bill Does
It repeals Act 2019-189, which had made abortion and attempted abortion a felony with only a health-of-the-mother exception. As a result, the criminal penalties for performing or attempting abortion would be removed. The bill also includes legislative findings about the previous law and argues repeal would reduce costs and legal disputes. It becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it or it becomes law otherwise.

Who It Affects
Pregnant individuals in Alabama seeking abortion would not face criminal penalties under this law.
Abortion providers in Alabama would not be criminally penalized for performing abortions.

Key Provisions
Section 2 repeals Act 2019-189, which criminalized abortion and attempted abortion.
Section 3 states the act takes effect immediately after Governor's approval or after it becomes law.
Section 1 presents legislative findings about Act 2019-189 and the reasons for repeal.

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Subjects: Abortion

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare