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The Human Life Protection Act, also known as House Bill 314 (HB 314) [1] and the Alabama abortion ban, [2] is an Alabama statute enacted on May 15, 2019, that imposes a near-total ban on abortion in the state. Originally set to go into effect in November 2019, a legal challenge against the bill delayed implementation until 2022.
Even before Alabama was a State, members of its legislature (as part of the Mississippi Territory) adopted an Act prohibiting rape. Across the next century, as Alabama joined the United States and its legislature codified and re-codified its laws, Alabama's prohibition of rape, and understanding of what constituted rape, transformed.
In 2006, Alabama was one of 23 states to have a detailed abortion-specific informed consent requirement. [31] By law, abortion providers in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi were required to perform an ultrasound prior to providing women with an abortion, despite that an ultrasound in the first trimester has no medical necessity. [32]
The state functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement of martial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control. The National Guard may be called into federal service by the President under either Title 10 or Title 32 status.
Alabama law-related lists (11 P) A. Alabama state courts (2 C, 5 P) C. Capital punishment in Alabama (2 C, 13 P) Alabama state case law (4 P) Courthouses in Alabama ...
The Alabama Constitution, in common with all other state constitutions, defines a tripartite government organized under a presidential system.Executive power is vested in the Governor of Alabama, legislative power in the Alabama State Legislature (bicameral, composed of the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate), and judicial power in the Judiciary of Alabama.
The statute was originally sponsored by State Senator Tom Butler of Madison, Alabama as a measure to prohibit nude dancing. [3] It prohibits "any person to knowingly distribute, possess with intent to distribute, or offer or agree to distribute any obscene material or any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs for any thing of pecuniary ...
The Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review (ACRCL [1]) is a student-run law review published by the University of Alabama School of Law. [2] The journal is published two times per year and contains articles, essays, and book reviews concerning civil rights and liberties. [3] It is the largest civil rights law review in the Deep South.