Alabama’s state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would outlaw nearly all abortions, creating exceptions only to safeguard the health of the mother, as part of a multistate effort to have the U.S. Supreme Court reconsider a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.
The bill was previously approved by the Alabama House of Representatives and will now go to Republican Governor Kay Ivey, who has withheld comment on whether she would sign it but generally is a strong opponent of abortion.
LIVE: Alabama Senate poised to vote on bill that would ban nearly all abortions.
If the bill becomes law, it would be the strictest abortion legislation in the nation; measure is aimed at challenging Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/OLbTLYgOu0 https://t.co/N1ryv6Rgd4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 15, 2019
The Alabama Senate has rejected an amendment to the anti-abortion bill that would have allowed for exceptions in cases of rape and incest. The vote on the bill without the amendment is expected later tonight.https://t.co/EEK1z0XooS
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 15, 2019
The bill would essentially ban abortion at all stages with one exception, for the life of the mother. Under the bill, doctors could face up to 99 years in prison for performing an abortion. https://t.co/7SooVEg9Zz
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 15, 2019
Alabama Senate just voted against a rape and incest exception for its near-total abortion ban.
Here’s a story of an pregnant 11-year-old rape victim in Ohio. This is who they’re saying should have no choice but to deliver a baby.#HB314 #ALpolitics https://t.co/Qirk5GjkHF
— Kate Smith (@byKateSmith) May 15, 2019
Reuters contributed to this report.
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