AL SJR67

Resolves that the Alabama Legislature affirms the Supreme Court of Alabama's interpretation in Ex parte Ankrom that the word "child" in the chemical-endangerment statute (Section 26-15-3.2, Code of Alabama 1975) includes unborn children.

References Alabama Constitution Section 1, which provides that all men are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights including life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

Cites existing Alabama law declaring that the public policy of the State is to protect life, both born and unborn, and that every child is entitled to live in safety and health and survive into adulthood.

Based on the Supreme Court of Alabama's January 11, 2013 decision in Ex parte Ankrom, affirms that the plain meaning of "child" in the chemical-endangerment statute encompasses unborn children.