Ashley Hudson, D-Little Rock, in a voice vote with audible support from the panel's Democratic lawmakers. The Committee on Judiciary declined to pass House Bill 1670 by Rep. A bill that would allow abortions in Arkansas in cases of sexual assault of a minor or incest failed to advance from a House panel Thursday. Women in the southern part of the state who seek abortions at least have the option of crossing over to Florida via Alabama, where abortion is currently legal. It allows court action against physicians who violate the law."Thus, Alabama’s law making elective abortions a felony is now enforceable." The reinstated law makes performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by 10 to 99 years or life in prison.Abortion will only be allowed in Alabama when the pregnancy creates a serious health risk for the mother.
Total abortion bans are in affect in Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi with exceptions for medical emergencies.
Abortion law in alabama The Georgia law provides exceptions for medical emergencies, up to 20 weeks for rape and incest, if a police report is filed.
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