Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation on May 24 that seeks to define an individual’s sex based on their reproductive systems under state law.
HB405 (pdf), known as the “What is a Woman” Act, was introduced by Republican state Rep. Susan DuBose.
The House Health Committee voted along party lines to approve the bill, which now heads to the House floor for a vote.
Under the legislation, a “female” is defined as an individual whose biological reproductive system is designed to produce ova, and a “male” is defined as an individual whose biological reproductive system is designed to fertilize the ova of a female….