The law, signed last week by Gov. Kay Ivey, makes providing an abortion at any stage during a pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood file a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Alabama's recently passed abortion legislation — deemed the strictest in the nation — from ever being enforced.
Pro-Choice protesters march through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, during the March For Reproductive Freedom on May 19, 2019.The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed a federalFriday seeking to prevent Alabama's recently passed abortion legislation — deemed the strictest in the nation — from ever being enforced.
Ivey and the sponsors of the legislation hope to spur the Supreme Court to revisit the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade, which held that women have a constitutional right to obtain an abortion early in a pregnancy. Other states, including Kentucky, Georgia, Ohio and Mississippi, also passed restrictive abortion regulations into law this year.
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