The Alabama senate passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States, which places a near-total ban on the termination of pregnancy.
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 organization 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 just raped the state of Alabama yourself," state senate Democratic leader Bobby Singleton said after senators eliminated an amendment seeking exceptions to the abortion ban.
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