{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.16.090","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.16.090","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter,\n(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\n(A) save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;\n(B) deliver the unborn child prematurely to preserve the health of both the pregnant woman and the woman's child; or\n(C) remove a dead unborn child;\n(2) “unemancipated” means that a woman who is unmarried and under 17 years of age has not done any of the following:\n(A) entered the armed services of the United States;\n(B) become employed and self-subsisting;\n(C) been emancipated under AS 09.55.590; or\n(D) otherwise become independent from the care and control of the woman's parent, guardian, or custodian.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 16. Regulation of Abortions."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.16.090","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"6fc96229602ab478dce42dd44eb3b723161e8ab5e10a6a250a292fe07923d62e","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.16.060","next":"us-ak/as-18.20.010-18.20.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}