SB320 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

April Weaver Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Abortion, Every Mother Matters Act, Pregnancy Launch Program created, resource access assistance offers required to be made before performance of an abortion

Description

Existing law requires abortion providers, 48 hours before performing an abortion on a woman, to provide the woman with a state-produced pamphlet of pregnancy-related services in this state.

This bill would require a physician, before performing an abortion on a woman, to confirm that the woman has received a free resource access assistance offer. This offer would be provided through a phone call to a toll-free number that is staffed by support professionals who would explain available pregnancy-related services to the woman, help her learn about and connect to those resources, and make available additional direct support related to her pregnancy.

This bill would make available substantive services to help pregnant women and parents of young children navigate existing private and public resources to support their pregnancy and parenting, and would establish a process to ensure every woman seeking to obtain an abortion in Alabama learns about those services prior to an abortion.

This bill would also support follow-up services for women after the birth of their children, including referrals to resources in their community and public assistance programs.

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Subjects

Abortion