The only abortion clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, has been telling concerned women they are still open for business for at least the next 6 months.
Amanda Reyes, who is president and executive director of the group, said she spent part of the day re-recording their answering machine message to reassure callers they are still in business.
Reyes, whose organization helped fund over 300 abortions last year and 90 so far this year, said that if lawmakers thought the signing of this law would cut off donations they were greatly mistaken. She said they've seen an outpouring of support since Ivey signed the bill into law. The bill’s sponsor, House Rep. Terri Collins, told NBC News on Tuesday that legislators wanted to keep the language streamlined specifically to address the language in Roe v. Wade, and hopefully revisit the question on whether a fetus in the womb can be considered a person.
“I am very excited that this bill has passed,” said Lori Colley. “It recognizes that in the womb is a person and this bill protects the personhood of that child. I think it was important to now allow incest or rape as an exception because we know that that is a child.”
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