HB80 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn Givan Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Abortion; authorized to preserve health of mother; father of unborn child required to pay for certain abortion costs; district judge authorized to excuse father from payment if father undergoes vasectomy

Description

Under existing law, abortion is prohibited except to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother.

This bill would authorize an abortion necessary to preserve the life of the unborn child's mother.

This bill would require that, if an abortion is required to preserve the health of an unborn child's mother, the father of the unborn child must pay for all medical expenses related to the pregnancy and the abortion, unless the mother waives the payment requirement.

This bill would authorize a district court to adjudicate paternity if an alleged father who is required to pay expenses disputes paternity.

This bill would also authorize the father of an unborn child who is required to pay expenses to petition the district court for relief, and would authorize the district court to grant relief on the condition that the father agrees to undergo a vasectomy.

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Subjects

Health