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AL HB95

Bill

Status

Passed

4/20/2017

Primary Sponsor

Arnold Mooney

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2017

AI Summary

  • Authorizes health care providers to refuse to perform or participate in health care services related to abortion, human cloning, human embryonic stem cell research, and sterilization that violate their conscience when they have provided written advance notice at least 24 hours prior to the service.

  • Provides immunity from civil, criminal, and administrative liability for health care providers who decline participation in conscience-violating services, except in life-threatening situations where no other provider is available.

  • Makes it unlawful for employers, health care institutions, and licensing boards to discriminate against health care providers based on their refusal to participate in conscience-violating services, with students protected from penalties for their positions on such services.

  • Allows courts to award injunctive relief, reinstatement, back pay, and costs of action for violations of the act's provisions.

  • Exempts abortion clinics licensed by the State Board of Health from the act's provisions and does not modify Alabama's medical liability laws or abortion-related statutes.

Legislative Description

Health care providers, authorized to decline to perform services that violate their consciences, exceptions, Health Care Rights of Conscience Act

Health Care Providers

Last Action

Forwarded to Governor on April 20, 2017 at 3:33 p.m.

4/20/2017

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services3/16/2017
Health2/7/2017

Full Bill Text

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