SB10 Summary: Federal Abortion Mandate Opt Out Act

• Prohibits qualified health plans offered through exchanges created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) from providing abortion coverage within Alabama.

• Allows exceptions for abortions performed when the mother's life is endangered by physical disorder, illness, or injury (including pregnancy-related conditions), or when pregnancy results from rape, incest, or ectopic pregnancy.

• Establishes that the state opts out of allowing abortion-coverage plans to participate in health exchanges to prevent federal tax dollars and subsidies from funding abortion services.

• Clarifies the act does not create or recognize a right to abortion and does not legalize currently unlawful abortions.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval, with Senate passage on April 24, 2012 and House passage on May 8, 2012.