Sit back, because the State of Alabama is about to take you on a wild ride of law and irony. On Tuesday night, Alabama’s State Senate passed an abortion ban 25 to 6. House Bill 314, which is obviously unconstitutional under current legal standards, provides for no exceptions even in the case of rape or incest, and is the latest in a string of misguided laws positioned to challenge
Sit back, because the State of Alabama is about to take you on a wild ride of law and irony. On Tuesday night, Alabama’s State Senate passed an abortion ban 25 to 6. House Bill 314, which is obviously unconstitutional under current legal standards, provides for no exceptions even in the case of rape or incest, and is the latest in a string of misguided laws positioned to challenge the standards set out in Roe v. Wade.
Don’t just take my word for it. The bill, right on its face, is pretty clear about its intent:
HB 314 criminalizes abortion as a Class A felony; doctors who perform them can be jailed for up to 99 years, and the only exception for women is if their own health is in mortal danger.
The bill notes that a woman who “receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion.
