The amendment would essentially ban all abortion in the state, with no exceptions for rape or incest, despite the fact that a similar bill in Alabama has been challenged in federal court.
Under the amendment, the only exception will be if the pregnant woman’s life is at risk, and non-compliant abortion providers could be charged with a Class C felony, punishable by up to 15 years in jail and a $10,000 fine.that has passed at the state level with the ultimate goal of undermining or overturning, a total of 58 abortion restrictions, including 26 abortion bans, have been enacted across 19 states in the first six months of 2019.
Refinery29 reached out to the bill's sponsor Sen. Mark Pody and will update this article if we hear back.
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