Montgomery, Ala. • Alabama’s Senate passed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, sending what would be the nation’s most stringent abortion law to the state’s Republican governor.
The Republican-dominated Alabama Senate voted 25-6 for the bill that would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison. The only exception would be when the woman's health is at serious risk.
The measure now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey, who has not said whether she supports the measure.
Supporters said the bill is intentionally designed to conflict with the U.