What happened?
Alabama has passed a near-total ban on abortion, giving it the most restrictive law of any US state. The bill, passed by the state’s Senate 25-6 and signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey, makes it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion. There is a narrow exception for risks to the mother’s life. Transgressing doctors could be punished with up to 99 years in prison. The mother would not be punished. The bill will not take effect for six months, and faces a court challenge.
What pro-lifers said
