The bill needs at least one more vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who voiced support for it on Wednesday.
A Louisiana bill banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected is the latest example of how abortion opponents and anti-abortion lawmakers across the country are pushing legislation that could prompt the highest court to reconsider Roe v. Wade.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has promised to veto the measure, but the move comes as conservatives across the country push to end the constitutional right to abortion.
State senators voted 25-6 for the bill that had overwhelmingly cleared the House of Representatives earlier this month. The legislation now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey, who will decide whether to sign the bill into law.
The bill before the GOP-dominated Alabama Senate would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony.
The decision overrules a 40-year precedent and perhaps foreshadows an argument over the viability of other high court decisions.
The Democratic 2020 presidential candidate said she'd only nominate judges who "will commit to upholding Roe v. Wade as settled law."…
Doctors say a fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as five weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.
Alabama lawmakers will introduce legislation Tuesday to make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony unless the mother's health is in jeopardy.
In Missouri, two opposing campaigns share a focus: how a potential Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh could impact the landmark legal decision Roe v. Wade. Republican candidate for Senate Josh Hawley has made it a central part of his bid against…
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