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AL SB438
Bill
Status
3/20/2012
Primary Sponsor
J.T. Waggoner
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AI Summary
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Physicians are not required to determine probable post-fertilization age of an unborn child prior to any medical procedure except abortion.
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Reporting requirements for fetal deaths and pregnancy terminations apply only to abortion procedures, not other medical procedures.
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The term "abortion" in Alabama law does not include procedures to terminate ectopic pregnancies unless a statute or rule explicitly applies to ectopic pregnancies.
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Ectopic pregnancy is defined as any pregnancy from a fertilized egg implanted or attached outside the uterus, including pregnancies implanted in the uterine cornu.
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The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Abortions, ectopic pregnancies excluded from definition of "abortion" when used in Code of Alabama 1975 and the Alabama Administrative Code, certain requirements relating to probable post-fertilization age clarified
Health
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
5/9/2012