Bill > SB51

This bill establishes a right for Alabama residents to obtain and use contraception, defining contraception broadly to include any action to prevent pregnancy, and contraceptives as any legally marketed drug, device, or method approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pregnancy prevention, such as birth control pills, IUDs, implants, emergency contraception, condoms, and more. It also grants healthcare providers the right to dispense these contraceptives and provide information about them. The bill explicitly prohibits any state law, rule, or policy from limiting, delaying, or impeding access to FDA-approved contraceptives or related information, and prevents the state or its subdivisions from enforcing measures that would restrict their sale, provision, use, or hinder healthcare providers from assisting individuals in obtaining or using them. Furthermore, it allows individuals and healthcare providers to defend themselves against such restrictive laws and empowers the Attorney General and affected parties to file lawsuits seeking court orders to stop violations, with specific defenses available to those accused of enforcing restrictive measures, requiring them to prove that their actions significantly advance safety or are applied consistently to similar medical products. This legislation is set to take effect on October 1, 2026.

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