Code of Alabama - Title 26: Infants and Incompetents - Chapter 23A - The Woman's Right to Know Act

• Section 26-23A-1 Short title
  This chapter shall be known and cited as the Woman's Right to Know Act.
• Section 26-23A-2 Legislative findings; purpose
  (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds that: (1) It is essential to the psychological and physical well-being of a woman considering an...
• Section 26-23A-3 Definitions
  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or...
• Section 26-23A-4
  Except in the case of a medical emergency, no abortion shall be performed or induced without the voluntary and informed consent of the woman upon...
• Section 26-23A-5 Publication of required materials
  (a) The Department of Public Health shall publish within 180 days after October 14, 2002, and shall update on an annual basis, the following easily...
• Section 26-23A-6 Availability of information in video format; ultrasound image
  (a) All facilities where abortions are performed and all facilities of physicians who refer for abortion shall have video viewing equipment. The video that may...
• Section 26-23A-7 Abortions to be performed by physician
  Only a physician may perform an abortion.
• Section 26-23A-8 Medical emergency abortions
  (a) Where a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician shall inform the woman, before the abortion if possible, of the medical...
• Section 26-23A-9 Violations
  (a) Any person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates this chapter is guilty on a first offense of a Class B misdemeanor, on a second...
• Section 26-23A-10 Remedies
  In addition to whatever remedies are available under the common or statutory law of this state, failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter...
• Section 26-23A-11 Anonymity in court proceedings
  In every civil or criminal proceeding or action brought under this chapter, the court shall rule whether the anonymity of any woman upon whom an...
• Section 26-23A-12 Construction of chapter
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. It is not the intention of this chapter to make...
• Section 26-23A-13 Severability
  If any one or more provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance...

Last modified: May 3, 2021