2013 Code of Alabama
Title 26 - INFANTS AND INCOMPETENTS.
Chapter 21 - PARENTAL CONSENT TO PERFORMING ABORTION UPON MINOR.
Section 26-21-2 - Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) MINOR. Any person under the age of 18 years;
(2) EMANCIPATED MINOR. Any minor who is or has been married or has by court order otherwise been legally freed from the care, custody, and control of her parents;
(3) ABORTION. The use of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device with intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with intent other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead or dying unborn child.
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