HB118 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rich Wingo Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Abortion, prohibits public funding or subsidization of abortion activities, with exceptions, prohibits use of government properties for abortions, prohibits public funds being used for certain endeavors, including abortions

Description

This bill would prohibit the public funding or subsidization of abortion activities, with exceptions.

This bill would prohibit government entities from allowing their property or facilities to be used for abortion activities, with exceptions.

This bill would prohibit government-owned healthcare facilities from contracting with healthcare providers for abortion services, with exceptions.

This bill would prohibit public funds from being expended, paid, or granted to or on behalf of an existing or proposed research project that involves abortion, human cloning, or prohibited human research.

This bill would prohibit facilities operated on the property of a public K-12 school or operated by a public school district and employees of public K-12 schools acting within the scope of their employment from providing abortion services to public school students or counseling in favor of abortions.

This bill would prohibit federal or state funds that are appropriated by this state for the provision of legal services by private agencies from being used directly or indirectly to advocate for or provide legal assistance with respect to the right to abortion or the procurement of abortion services.

This bill would prohibit funds from an IOLTA (interest on lawyers' trust account) from being used directly or indirectly to advocate for or provide legal assistance with respect to the right to abortion or the procurement of abortion services.

This bill would authorize the provision of Medicaid-funded abortion services for instances of danger to the life of the mother only when a physician other than the physician performing the abortion issues a medical opinion that the life of the mother is in danger as a result of the pregnancy.

This bill would authorize the provision of Medicaid-funded abortion services for instances of rape or incest only when an appropriate law enforcement agency submits a report to the physician performing the abortion that the incident of rape or incest was properly reported to the agency.

This bill would also authorize the Attorney General to enforce its provisions.

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Subjects

Abortion