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Alaska Stat. § 18.16.090 (2026)
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Sec. 18.16.090. Definitions.
In this chapter,
(1) “abortion” means the use or prescription of an instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance or device to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, except that “abortion” does not include the termination of a pregnancy if done with the intent to
(A) save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;
(B) deliver the unborn child prematurely to preserve the health of both the pregnant woman and the woman's child; or
(C) remove a dead unborn child;
(2) “unemancipated” means that a woman who is unmarried and under 17 years of age has not done any of the following:
(A) entered the armed services of the United States;
(B) become employed and self-subsisting;
(C) been emancipated under AS 09.55.590; or
(D) otherwise become independent from the care and control of the woman's parent, guardian, or custodian.
Chapter 18. Hospice and Home Care Programs.
[Repealed, § 44 ch 57 SLA 2005.]
Chapter 20. Hospitals and Nursing Facilities.
Article 1. Regulation of Hospitals.
In this chapter,
(1) “abortion” means the use or prescription of an instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance or device to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, except that “abortion” does not include the termination of a pregnancy if done with the intent to
(A) save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;
(B) deliver the unborn child prematurely to preserve the health of both the pregnant woman and the woman's child; or
(C) remove a dead unborn child;
(2) “unemancipated” means that a woman who is unmarried and under 17 years of age has not done any of the following:
(A) entered the armed services of the United States;
(B) become employed and self-subsisting;
(C) been emancipated under AS 09.55.590; or
(D) otherwise become independent from the care and control of the woman's parent, guardian, or custodian.
Chapter 18. Hospice and Home Care Programs.
[Repealed, § 44 ch 57 SLA 2005.] Chapter 20. Hospitals and Nursing Facilities.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2007–2007 · leading case: State v. Planned Parenthood of Alaska, 171 P.3d 577 (Alaska 2007).
State v. Planned Parenthood of Alaska, 171 P.3d 577 (Alaska 2007). “The term is defined in AS 18.16.090(2): "unemancipated" means that a woman who is unmarried and under 17 years of age has not done any of the following: (A) entered the armed services of the United States; (B) become employed and self-subsisting; (C) been emancipated under AS 09.”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.16.090(2) — 1 case
State v. Planned Parenthood of Alaska, 171 P.3d 577 (Alaska 2007). “The term is defined in AS 18.16.090(2): "unemancipated" means that a woman who is unmarried and under 17 years of age has not done any of the following: (A) entered the armed services of the United States; (B) become employed and self-subsisting; (C) been emancipated under AS 09.”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.16.090(2)(A) — 1 case
State v. Planned Parenthood of Alaska, 171 P.3d 577 (Alaska 2007). “The term is defined in AS 18.16.090(2): "unemancipated" means that a woman who is unmarried and under 17 years of age has not done any of the following: (A) entered the armed services of the United States; (B) become employed and self-subsisting; (C) been emancipated under AS 09.”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.16.090(2)(B) — 1 case
State v. Planned Parenthood of Alaska, 171 P.3d 577 (Alaska 2007). “The term is defined in AS 18.16.090(2): "unemancipated" means that a woman who is unmarried and under 17 years of age has not done any of the following: (A) entered the armed services of the United States; (B) become employed and self-subsisting; (C) been emancipated under AS 09.”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.16.090(2)(C) — 1 case
State v. Planned Parenthood of Alaska, 171 P.3d 577 (Alaska 2007). “The term is defined in AS 18.16.090(2): "unemancipated" means that a woman who is unmarried and under 17 years of age has not done any of the following: (A) entered the armed services of the United States; (B) become employed and self-subsisting; (C) been emancipated under AS 09.”
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