Last week, Governor Kay Ivey signed a law that would ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest.
Local newspapers published essays from more than 200 Alabama women after the state Legislature passed the strictest anti-abortion law in the country, which would make performing an abortion a felony, even in cases of rape and incest.
We asked women across the state to share their experiences and thoughts on what it's like to be a woman in Alabama today. Today, we share their stories with you.— AL.com May 19, 2019 Kelly Scott, the vice president of content at the Alabama Media Group, wrote in an editorial that it took less than 24 hours for more than 200 women to share their personal experiences and opinions on the law.
In the state Senate, all 25 votes in favor of the bill came from white men. Many celebrities and activists took to social media to highlight the irony of a group of male legislators making decisions about women’s bodies and reproductive health.
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