Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday was mulling whether to sign the United States
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday was mulling whether to sign the United States’ strictest abortion law, part of a multistate effort to get the U. S. Supreme Court to reconsider women’s constitutional right to abortion.
The state’s Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions, including in the cases of pregnancies that resulted from rape or incest, allowing exceptions only to protect the mother’s health.
The Republican governor is a strong opponent of abortion but has so far withheld comment on whether she would sign the bill.
If Ivey signs the bill, the law would take effect six months later. But it is certain to face legal challenge from abortion rights groups, which have vowed to sue.
