“Today, I signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, a bill that was approved by overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the Legislature. To the bill’s many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians’ deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God.
“To all Alabamians, I assure you that we will continue to follow the rule of law.
“In all meaningful respects, this bill closely resembles an abortion ban that has been a part of Alabama law for well over 100 years. As today’s bill itself recognizes, that longstanding abortion law has been rendered “unenforceable as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade.
“No matter one’s personal view on abortion, we can all recognize that, at least for the short term, this bill may similarly be unenforceable. As citizens of this great country, we must always respect the authority of the U.S. Supreme Court even when we disagree with their decisions. Many Americans, myself included, disagreed when Roe v. Wade was handed down in 1973. The sponsors of this bill believe that it is time, once again, for the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit this important matter, and they believe this act may bring about the best opportunity for this to occur.
“I want to commend the bill sponsors, Rep. Terri Collins and Sen. Clyde Chambliss, for their strong leadership on this important issue.
“For the remainder of this session, I now urge all members of the Alabama Legislature to continue seeking the best ways possible to foster a better Alabama in all regards, from education to public safety. We must give every person the best chance for a quality life and a promising future.”
The Republican majority in the House and Senate passed the bill over opposition from Democrats. The law makes it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion. The woman would not be criminally liable. The law includes an exception to allow abortions in cases of serious health risks to the woman.
what do you think , 5 years to get to the Supreme Court?
There’s no doubt that an Obola appointee will vacate this NLT 6:55PM (Eastern). Then the “fun” begins.
Yes!!!
Outstanding!!
Just don’t try to book an airline flight from anywhere in the country to where the 9th Circuit holds court.
I imagine all of Planned Parentaborthood lawyers have snatched every ticket up
Killing children is illegal in Alabama. What a novel idea
Praise God!
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The signature occurred right before the CBS Evening News came on in Eastern/Central time zones and was the first story on the news.
But a feature story in the middle of the broadcast featured the “unconstitutional conditions” in the Alabama state prisons. Coincidence?
Make planned parenthood drain money for lawsuits.
Thank you, Lord, for Gov Kay Ivey.
Not sit back and watch
My Uber-liberal sister today reposted something she saw on Facebook. It was from somebody who called herself “Aunt Lynnie”. This post said if you live in someplace like Alabama, Georgia, or Ohio, and you need to come visit New York, she said that as long as you paid for the trip, someone to be at the airport, or the bus station, or the train station to pick you up and show you the sights oh, hold your hand, and help you “take care of business”.
Of course, what she means is that somebody, whether herself or friends of hers, would be willing to help you once you get to New York to get an abortion.
It doesn’t matter what stage of pregnancy you’re in. And, they said they’d take pictures of you with the lake, or sitting by a campfire, or seeing the sights, something for you to post on social media to legitimize your trip.
Basically, this person’s offering a modern-day ‘Underground Railroad’ to get women who want to get an abortion to a state that allows it it pretty much any stage of the pregnancy.
I believe there’s a special place in Jell for these people.
Thank You Lord for answering a lot of our prayers...
A human life is allowed to live, what a nice idea finally...
Amen.
Murder illegal? Who’d-a-thunk-it. Good for Alabama.
Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
we need another USSC appointment
Im afraid they should have waited til Ginsberg was replaced. I have no confidence in Roberts or kavanaugh to do the right thing. I don’t know why we fought so hard for the latter
A late ping to the State list. Sorry, I was at church. Hubby was giving a presentation of the work we do in Papua, Indonesia.
Alabama mega-BUMP!!
I too wish rape and incest had been included.
This will be messy because if they make abortion unlawful while allowing exceptions for rape, just imagine how many false rape charges will be claimed!!
It’s also difficult to force a raped/pregnant women to keep the baby.
But there will be boatloads of men who will find themselves defending against allegations of rape, just so the woman can get an abortion.
I feel sorry for all those men (and of course the women who truthfully got pregnant via rape).
Oooohhh, a WOMAN! There goes one of the left’s fake arguments, that it’s only men who are against abortion.