“The abortion issue is a serious issue, and I hope it’s fully debated,' Governor Kay Ivey told reporters just before the bill was approved by state lawmakers.
Alabama legislators have approved a law that would ban nearly all abortions in the state and now the legislation, one of the strictest measures of it's kind in the nation, goes to the desk of Republican Governor Kay Ivey.
When pressed about whether she would consider signing an abortion ban that did not include exceptions in cases of rape and incest, Ivey repeated that she would “make a decision when I see the final bill.” On Wednesday, Ivey told reporters that she has not seen the abortion legislation and was still not ready to say if she would sign it. But when asked about the bill not including exceptions for rape and incest, Ivey responded that"all human life is precious."
“It's unconscionable to me that Walt Maddox would join abortion rights activists from across the country in opposing this measure that simply recognizes the rights of our precious unborn babies,” Ivey said in the press release. Last year, Ivey also expressed disappointment after the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an earlier decision that the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act was unconstitutional. The law targeted a medical procedure known as dilation and evacuation, which is often used during second-trimester abortions.
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