The Alabama senate passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the US, which places a near-total ban on the termination of pregnancy.
Miami - The Alabama senate on Tuesday passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States, which places a near-total ban on the termination of pregnancy -- even in cases of rape and incest -- and could punish doctors who perform the procedure with life in prison.
The largest human rights defense organisation in the United States, the ACLU, promised to file a lawsuit to block its implementation, saying the vote showed "how little they regard bodily autonomy." Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, who also presides over the state senate, greeted the bill's passage as a "strong step toward defending the rights of the unborn."
"You're saying to my daughter you don't matter in the state of Alabama... It's okay for men to rape you and you're gonna have his baby if you get pregnant," he added, his voice sometimes breaking with emotion.
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