SB13 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Vivian Davis FiguresSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Abortion; right to make reproductive decisions, established; state prohibited from restricting abortion in certain circumstances

Summary

SB13 would amend Alabama's constitution to recognize a broad individual right to reproductive decisions and limit state restrictions, while allowing abortion restrictions after fetal viability with life/health exceptions.

What This Bill Does

It would create an individual right to make reproductive decisions, including contraception, fertility treatment, continuing a pregnancy, miscarriage care, and abortion. It would prohibit the state from burdening, penalizing, prohibiting, interfering with, or discriminating against exercising that right, unless the state uses the least restrictive means and follows evidence-based standards of care to protect health. It would authorize the state to prohibit abortion after fetal viability and define fetal viability, with exceptions to protect the pregnant person's life or health.

Who It Affects

• Individuals in Alabama who exercise or seek reproductive health services (such as contraception, fertility treatment, continuing a pregnancy, miscarriage care, or abortion).
• Healthcare providers and clinics that assist individuals in exercising these reproductive rights.

Key Provisions

• Repeals and replaces Section 36.06 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 to establish the right to make and carry out reproductive decisions, including contraception, fertility treatment, continuing pregnancy, miscarriage care, and abortion.
• The state shall not burden, penalize, prohibit, interfere with, or discriminate against the exercise of these rights unless it uses the least restrictive means to advance the individual's health in line with evidence-based standards of care.
• Abortion may be prohibited after fetal viability, defined as the point when the fetus has a significant likelihood of survival outside the uterus with reasonable measures, determined on a case-by-case basis; abortion may not be prohibited if necessary to protect the pregnant person's life or health.
• The amendment becomes part of the state constitution upon ratification.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments Statewide