THE ALABAMA HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT

About: 

• It places a near-total ban on the termination of pregnancy — even in cases of rape and incest.
  
  
• Abortions would only be legal if the life of the mother is in danger or the foetus has a fatal condition.
  
  
• Performing an abortion is a crime that could land doctors who perform it in prison for 10 to 99 years.
  
  
• Unlike the doctors carrying out the procedures, women who undergo abortions would not be prosecuted.
  
  

Comment:

• It is the most restrictive abortion Bill in the U.S. 
  
  
• The largest human rights defence organisation in the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), promised to file a lawsuit to block its implementation.
  
  
• But, the Bill’s backers have expressly said they want to bring the case to the Supreme Court. Some Republicans want to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognised women’s right to abortion.
  
  
• Several other conservative States are weighing or have recently implemented harsh anti-abortion laws.