Birth centers appeal to Alabama Supreme Court in battle with Department of Public Health

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 982

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A group of plaintiffs that include two Alabama birth centers Friday appealed a lower court’s ruling in January that birth centers are hospitals and subject to regulation by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH).

Whitney White, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Freedom Project, which represented the plaintiffs, said in an interview Monday afternoon that the case is about government overreach.

“The Department of Public Health has, for years now, …

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