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Ala. Code § 26-23B-1 Short Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. (Act 2011-672, p. 1784, §1.)
Ala. Code § 26-23B-2 Legislative Findings
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The Legislature makes all of the following findings: (1) Pain receptors (nociceptors) are present throughout the unborn child’s entire body by no later than 16 weeks after fertilization and nerves link these receptors to the brain’s thalamus and subcortical plate by no later than…
Ala. Code § 26-23B-3 Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with an intention other than t…
Ala. Code § 26-23B-4 Determination of Postfertilization Age of Unborn Child
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(a) Except in the case of a medical emergency, no abortion shall be performed or induced or be attempted to be performed or induced unless the physician performing or inducing the abortion has first made a determination of the probable postfertilization age of the unborn child or…