Alabama governor signs nation's most restrictive abortion bill into law

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed into law on Wednesday a bill prohibiting nearly all abortion procedures in the state, with no exemptions for cases of rape or incest.

The measure, which passed the Alabama state Senate on Tuesday night with a vote of 25-6, makes performing an abortion a felony. This is the country's most restrictive abortion law, and only allows exceptions when a woman's health is at risk. Democrats tried to add an amendment to exempt rape and incest victims from the law, but the motion failed.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.