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The Human Life Protection Act, also known as House Bill 314 (HB 314) [1] and the Alabama abortion ban, [2] is an Alabama statute enacted on May 15, 2019, that imposes a near-total ban on abortion in the state. Originally set to go into effect in November 2019, a legal challenge against the bill delayed implementation until 2022.
The 1973 Supreme Court of the United States's decision in the Roe v. Wade ruling meant the state could no longer regulate abortion in the first trimester. [9]A 2016 Alabama law banned dilation & evacuation (D&E) which is the most common abortion procedure used in the second trimester. [11]
Performing an abortion is a Class A felony, with up to 99 years in prison, and attempted abortion is a Class C felony, punishable by 1 to 10 years in prison, under a law passed in May 2019. [8] Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall stated that Alabama law would allow the state to prosecute those who helped organize or finance trips by ...
Wade and the state’s abortion ban kicked in, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, a Republican, said on a radio show that groups helping to fund out-of-state abortions could face felony charges.
On Tuesday night, 25 white Republican men passed the country’s most restrictive abortion bill. The Republican-controlled Alabama Senate voted 25 to 6 to pass HB 314, which bans all abortion ...
Abortion rights groups saw a surge in support and activism in the wake of the Dobbs decision, and following the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling last week, they expect support to rise again ...
House Bill 490 prohibiting abortions after a heartbeat can be detected was passed by a vote of 73–29 in the Alabama House on March 4, 2014. In doing so they became the first state to pass such a bill. [83] The bill later died in committee. [84] In 2019, Alabama passed an abortion law that is more far-reaching than a heartbeat law. [85]
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