The Alabama House passes a bill that, if signed into law, would make abortion a Class A felony, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 99 years
HB 314, which passed the GOP-controlled House on Tuesday in a 74-3 vote, would make abortion a Class A felony, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 99 years, and attempted abortion a Class C felony, which holds a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. All Republicans voted in favor of the bill, except for two who didn't vote. Nearly all Democratic House members chose not to vote, walking out of the House chamber in protest. Republican state Rep.
A companion bill, SB 211, was introduced in the Senate last month, but committee action on the bill is still pending.Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, who is a Republican, said last week that he's always held the"position on any pro-life bill that you have to take consideration of rape, incest and the health of the mother," the Montgomery Advertiser reported.
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