Alabama Senate passes near-total ban on abortion

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama's Senate passed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, sending what would be the nation's most stringent abortion law to the state's Republican governor.

The Republican-dominated Alabama Senate voted 25-6 for the bill that would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison. The only exception would be when the woman's health is at serious risk.

http://www.startribune.com/alabama-senate-heads-toward-vote-on-abortion-ban-measure/509888602/