The resolution establishes that the city of Huntsville will not use resources to investigate or record information related to pregnancy outcomes or a person's healthcare without their consent. It also states that investigating allegations related to pregnancy outcomes will be a low priority for law enforcement.
The resolution establishes that the city of Huntsville will not use resources to investigate or record information related to pregnancy outcomes or a person's healthcare without their consent. It also states that investigating allegations related to pregnancy outcomes will be a low priority for law enforcement.
Original Description:
Resolution address concerns with abortion enforcement.
The resolution establishes that the city of Huntsville will not use resources to investigate or record information related to pregnancy outcomes or a person's healthcare without their consent. It also states that investigating allegations related to pregnancy outcomes will be a low priority for law enforcement.
The resolution establishes that the city of Huntsville will not use resources to investigate or record information related to pregnancy outcomes or a person's healthcare without their consent. It also states that investigating allegations related to pregnancy outcomes will be a low priority for law enforcement.
22- WHEREAS, Huntsville has distinguished itself as a city that recognizes the value that women bring to our professional, business, artistic, educational, medical, governmental, civic, and religious communities; and WHEREAS, Huntsville is in active global competition for the talent and contributions that women bring to our community and every sector of the economy; and WHEREAS, healthcare providers must be free to carry out the medical procedures most appropriately indicated for any given patient scenario without fear of prosecution and so that women and girls do not experience unnecessary pain, suffering and risk of serious illness or death. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the policy of the City of Huntsville that, except to the extent otherwise required by state or federal law, city resources, including funds, personnel, or equipment, will not be used to: a. Create any record of any information related to an individual’s pregnancy or health care; b. Provide information to anyone about pregnancy outcomes unless such information is provided to defend the patient’s right to reproductive care or the healthcare provider’s right to provide such care; or c. Conduct surveillance or use any device, hardware, or software for the purpose of determining the purpose of a woman’s appointment with her physician. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the policy of the City of Huntsville that investigation of or support for the prosecution of any allegation, charge, or information relating to a pregnancy outcome or any party thereto will be the lowest priority for law enforcement personnel, except in cases of conduct that is intentional or criminally negligent to the health of the pregnant person seeking care, where coercion or force is used against the pregnant person, or where the pregnancy outcome is not the crime being investigated but seeking evidence of another crime, such as sexual assault. ADOPTED this the _______ day of ______________________, 2022.
____________________________________ President of the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Alabama
APPROVED this the _______ day of ______________________, 2022.
____________________________________ Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Alabama
