AS 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.