Under an Alabama bill that was just sent to the governor's desk, a doctor convicted of performing an abortion in the state would be a Class A felon -- the highest level in Alabama
Under an Alabama bill that was just sent to the governor's desk, doctors who perform abortions will be the same in the eyes of the law as rapists and murderers.
The most restrictive abortion law in the nation, it outlaws nearly all instances of the procedure, except when it is necessary to prevent a"serious health risk" to the mother or if the"unborn child has a lethal anomaly."Any physician who is convicted of performing an abortion in the state would be a Class A felon -- the highest level in Alabama.25 men voted to advance most restrictive abortion ban in the country. The bill now goes to the female governor.
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