MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A’Niya Robinson, the ACLU of Alabama’s Director of Policy and Organizing, today released the following statement after the Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill 102, which requires “presumptive eligibility” to cover outpatient medical care for pregnant people for up to 60 days while their Medicaid applications are processed.
“In light of our commitment to making Alabama a safer place to be pregnant and raise a family, the ACLU of Alabama is pleased with the passage of the Alabama Maternal Healthcare Act. We are grateful to Representative Lands, Senator Coleman-Madison, and all of the co-sponsors of the bill. We are thrilled to have unanimous and bipartisan support in the legislature and from Governor Ivey. While this law will not end the maternal and infant mortality crisis in Alabama, we believe that it does have the potential to save lives and lessen the burden for pregnant people to access prenatal care early in pregnancy. As part of our reproductive justice work, we will continue working on policies to make Alabama safer for those experiencing pregnancy.”
To learn more about the ACLU of Alabama’s legislative priorities, including positions on specific legislation, and access summaries of relevant legislation, please visit the ACLU of Alabama’s Lege Action Hub at https://www.aclualabama.org/en/2025-lege-action-hub.
