Alabama § 26-23A-8 - Medical Emergency Abortions.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 26-23A-8 — Medical Emergency Abortions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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 indications supporting his or her judgment that an abortion is necessary to avert her death or to avert substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
(b) The Department of Public Health shall develop a signature form for recording the medical conditions associated with a medical emergency abortion. A signed copy of the abortion, and the original copy retained in the woman’s medical file for the time required by law, but not less than four years.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-23A-8 ("Medical Emergency Abortions.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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