Section 26-21-7 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 - Alabama Statutes

Section 26-21-7

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.

No physician who complies with the parental consent requirement(s) of this chapter shall be liable in any manner to the minor upon whom the abortion was performed for any claim whatsoever arising out of or based on the disclosure of any information concerning the medical condition of such minor to her parent(s) or legal guardian(s); provided that a physician who performs an abortion pursuant to a court order obtained under the provisions of this chapter, shall not disclose any information regarding same to the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of the minor unless such disclosure is made pursuant to a court order. In no event shall the physician be under any duty to initiate proceedings in any court to secure a waiver of the parental consent requirement on behalf of any minor who has requested that an abortion be performed.

(Acts 1987, No. 87-286, p. 397, §7.)