Alabama legislators refuse to fund mother and child healthcare as they ban nearly all abortions AlabamaAbortionBan
Alabama’s Senate approved legislation on Tuesday that would ban nearly all abortions in the state at every stage of pregancy, but refused to consider amendments that would take provide health care for the mothers who were denied abortions.
State Senator Vivian Davis Figures proposed three amendments to the bill, one which would require a Medicaid expansion to provide funding for mothers and their young children, another that would require those who voted for the bill to pay for the legal costs of defending it in court and a third to make it illegal for a man to get a vasectomy. All of the amendments were voted down.
The measure was approved by the Alabama House last month and now sits on the desk of Republican Governor Kay Ivey. Through a spokesperson, Ivey said she would withhold comment until she had a chance to review the entire bill, which was passed late Tuesday night by a vote of 25-6 with one abstention. In the past, Ivey has been a vocal supporter of anti-abortion bills that included banning exceptions for rape and incest, so it does appear likely that she will sign the legislation into law.
“I’ve answered many emails from people who have poured out their hearts with real stories that were true,” Collins said in a press conference. “My goal with this bill is not to hurt them in any way. My goal with this bill, and I think all of our goal, is to have Roe vs. Wade turned over, and that decision be sent back to the states so that we can come up with our laws that address and include amendments and things that address those issues.
Others made an explicit link between Alabama’s legislation and President Donald Trump. “Today, the state of Alabama became the latest example of how Donald Trump’s extremist agenda has emboldened Republican lawmakers across the country to put women’s lives at risk,” wrote Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. “With Trump in the White House and Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, abortion bans in state legislatures have skyrocketed nationwide in a shameful effort to overturn Roe v.
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