Only 3 women had a voice in Alabama Senate as 25 men passed abortion ban
From left, Bianca Cameron-Schwiesow, Kari Crowe and Margeaux Hardline protest a bill restricting abortion at the Alabama State House in Montgomery. The are dressed as characters from the dystopian TV show"The Handmaid's Tale." By Meagan Flynn Meagan Flynn Morning Mix reporter Email Bio Follow May 15 at 7:35 AM Amid the debate on the Alabama Senate floor over America’s most restrictive abortion law, state Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison appeared to be losing patience.
[Alabama Senate passes nation’s most restrictive abortion ban, which makes no exceptions for victims of rape and incest] Tuesday marked the third time in the past month that a state legislature passed a restrictive abortion law, all of which have largely been seen as a vehicle for challenging Roe v. Wade in the newly balanced Supreme Court.
But then, of course, come the questions like Coleman-Madison’s: “How many times have you actually carried a baby?” as Georgia state Rep. Kim Schofield asked a male Republican lawmaker at one point.
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