Alabama passes near-total abortion ban with NO exceptions for rape or incest

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Alabama passes near-total abortion ban with NO exceptions for rape or incest: 25 to 6 vote challenges more than 40 years of federal abortion protection under Roe v. Wade

• Alabama passes bill outlawing nearly all abortions - including those in rape cases
• Under the bill, the only exceptions are to safeguard the health of the mother
• The 25 to 6 vote makes it the most restrictive anti-abortion measure passed since pro-life campaigners were defeated in the Roe v. Wade case in 1973
• The landmark 1973 case ruled that a Texas law banning women from the right to an abortion except to save the life of the mother was unconstitutional
• Today, the Republican-controlled senate defeated a Democratic amendment that would have allowed abortions even for those impregnated by rape or incest
• Its passage comes amid a wave of anti-abortion measures in Republican-controlled state capitols around the U.S., emboldened by Trump's administration
• Legislation to restrict abortion rights has been introduced in 16 states this year
• Georgia signed into law Tuesday a so-called heartbeat bill to outlaw abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detectable - typically around the six week mark
• The Alabama bill goes even further, banning abortions at any stage of pregnancy