Ala. Code § 26-21-7 (1975) Nonliability of Physician For Claims Arising Out of Disclosure of Information; Nondisclosure of Information Regarding Abortion Pursuant to Court Order; Physician Has No Duty to Secure Waiver

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 26-21-7 (1975)

(a) No physician who complies with the parental consent requirements of this chapte...

(b) Any physician who complies with this chapter may not be held civilly liable to his or her patient for failure to obtain consent to the abortion required by this chapter.

(c) A physician or his or her agents who demonstrates compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall not bear criminal or civil liability for the deliberate, intentional, or willful action by the minor or any other person acting in concert with or on behalf of the minor to present fabricated, altered, forged, or counterfeit identification, certificates, or other documentation to satisfy the parental consent requirements of this chapter.

Cite as Ala. Code § 26-21-7 (1975)

History: Amended by Act 2014-445,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.