Alabama Votes For Harshest Abortion Law In The Country

NY Times:

“MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, setting up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the case that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy.

The legislation bans abortions at every stage of pregnancy and criminalizes the procedure for doctors, who could be charged with felonies and face up to 99 years in prison. It includes an exception for cases when the mother’s life is at serious risk, but not for cases of rape or incest — a subject of fierce debate among lawmakers in recent days.

The House approved the measure — the most far-reaching effort in the nation this year to curb abortion rights — last month. It now moves to the desk of Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican. Although the governor has not publicly committed to signing the legislation, many Republican lawmakers expect her support. …”

I heard about this last night.

According to some of the loonier folks on the fringe Left, we woke up this morning and Alabama is now The Handmaid’s Tale. My take is that the new abortion ban is but the latest example of the Alabama Republican Party’s storied tradition of passing laws to appeal to socially conservative voters which it knows will get ruled a foul ball by their “conservative” allies on the Supreme Court.

I zero confidence in the “conservatives” in the federal courts to sustain this law or overturn Roe v. Wade. Undoubtedly, this will be challenged in court and overruled by “conservatives” and the scam will continue on some other issue. A few years ago, the same thing happened when Alabama passed an immigration bill that everyone was excited about until the Supreme Court killed it.