Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a near-total abortion ban into law Wednesday (15/05/2019), putting in place United States most restrictive law.
The approval came a day after 25 white male Republicans in the Alabama Senate voted to ban abortion at every stage of pregnancy unless the mother’s physical or mental health is in jeopardy.
Performing an abortion would carry a sentence of life or 10 to 99 years in prison as a Class A felony. The ban comes less than a week after Georgia passed its own “fetal heartbeat” bill.
The Alabama bill aims to make a legal challenge to Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that recognizes a woman’s constitutional right to abortion.
The state outlaws abortion after 20 weeks into pregnancy unless to protect the women’s health or in cases of rape or incest.
Abortion rights supporters have vowed to fight the measure. But if it isn’t challenged, the ban would take effect in November.
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