SB226 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

April Weaver Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to consent to medical treatment; to amend Sections 22-8-4 and 22-8-6, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide that a minor who is married or divorced may consent to certain medical treatment; and to provide that a pregnant minor may not consent to certain pregnancy-related treatment.

Description

Under existing law, a minor who is 14 years of age or older, or is a high school graduate, is married, having been married is divorced, or is pregnant, may consent to certain medical treatments for himself or herself.

Also under existing law, a minor may consent to medical treatment to determine the presence of, or to treat, pregnancy, venereal diseases, and drug or alcohol dependency.

This bill would provide that a minor who is married, or having been married is divorced, may consent to his or her own medical treatment.

This bill would also provide that a minor who is pregnant may not consent to medical treatment to treat the pregnancy.

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