Alabama's new abortion law has women 'in fear for our lives,' a rape survivor says
Two years ago Sam Blakely had an abortion after she discovered she was pregnant with her rapist's child.
Now she has a message for Alabama state lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey after they passed the most restrictive abortion law in the country -- one that includes no exemptions for victims of incest or rape like herself."I have absolutely no words to describe the disgust that I feel and so many women have told me that they feel," Blakely told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on"New Day" Thursday morning. "They're scared. They're angry," she said.
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