HB620 Summary

• Prohibits public funds from being used to subsidize, fund, or assist abortion services, with exceptions when the mother's life is endangered or health is substantially threatened.

• Prevents government entities and state-owned healthcare facilities from allowing their property, facilities, or equipment to be used for abortion services or training.

• Bars public K-12 schools and employees from providing abortions, pro-abortion counseling, abortion referrals, or emergency contraception to students.

• Prohibits public funding for research involving abortion, human cloning, or prohibited human research, with requirements for financial record-keeping and audit compliance.

• Restricts state-appropriated legal services funds and IOLTA (interest on lawyers' trust accounts) from being used to advocate for or provide legal assistance related to abortion rights or procurement, with exceptions for court-ordered attorney fees and judicial bypass proceedings.

• Creates a private right of action allowing Alabama residents to enforce the act's provisions in circuit court and recover reasonable attorney's fees in successful actions.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.