The Alabama Senate approved the toughest anti-abortion ban in the country, hoping it will spark a legal challenge leading to the demise of Roe v. Wade
The Alabama Senate on Tuesday approved the nation’s toughest anti-abortion ban, hoping the legislation will spark a legal challenge leading to the demise ofThe legislation is even stricter than the wave of so-called heartbeat bills that have recently been passed by Republicans in Georgia and other conservative states, who believe the Supreme Court's new conservative majority is poised to chip away at, or perhaps obliterate, abortion rights.
Democrat Bobby Singleton proposed an amendment Tuesday that would have reinserted those protections. Singleton brought three rape victims to the chamber, and pointed out that under the proposed law, the doctor who performs an abortion can spend more time in prison than the rapist.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.But his amendment failed 21-11. Four Republicans joined the chamber’s seven Democrats.
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