The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against Alabama's abortion law, the latest in legal challenges to state legislation that place restrictions on abortions
Alabama's near-total ban -- the most restrictive abortion law in the country -- would punish doctors who perform the procedure with up to 99 years in prison and does not include exceptions for cases of rape and incest. Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill into law last Wednesday, but it does not take effect until November.Alabama's anti-abortion law isn't alone.
The legal action on Friday comes as no surprise for the bill's authors and sponsors in the state legislature, who have stated that the goal of their legislation is to challenge Roe v. Wade. "We not only expected a challenge to Alabama's pro-life law from ultra-liberal groups like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, we actually invited it," Republican Alabama Rep. Terri Collins, who sponsored the bill, said in a statement.
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