On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a near-total abortion ban into law, effectively making it one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation.
“To the bill’s many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians’ deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God,” Ivey said in a statement, according to USA Today.
The bill makes abortion a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison for any healthcare provider or doctor who performs the procedure. As Christian Headlines previously reported, Republican state Rep. Terri Collins sponsored the bill and acknowledged its radical nature. “It is meant to actually use some of the same language that is addressed in Roe v. Wade. So, hopefully, it just completely takes it all the way to the Supreme Court eventually to overturn.”
The ACLU and Planned Parenthood have already mounted their legal challenges. “We haven’t lost a case in Alabama yet and we don’t plan to start now,” Staci Fox, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeast said. “We will see Governor Ivey in court.”
Catherine Glenn Foster, president of Americans United for Life, is in support of the ban. “Alabama has renewed the essential conversation about the meaning of justice and morality, one that starts with recognizing what abortion is: The extinguishing of a…
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