Ala. Code § 26-21-5 (1975) Medical Emergencies

LibraryAlabama Statutes
Edition2023
CurrencyCurrent with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
Year2023
CitationAla. Code § 26-21-5 (1975)

This chapter shall not apply when, in the best clinical judgment of the attending physician on the facts of the case before him, a medical emergency exists that so compromises the health, safety, or well-being of the mother as to require an immediate abortion. A physician who does not comply with Sections 26-21-3 and 26-21-4 by reason of this exception shall state in the medical record of the abor...

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