House passes bill to allow tax credits for crisis pregnancy center donors
Opponents have criticized the centers as deceptive faith-based organizations that, when abortion was legal, pushed women away from the practice.
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Abortion access advocacy groups slam bill allowing women to be charged with homicide
The bill goes against Alabama's 2019 law, which expressly states that women who obtain abortions are not to be prosecuted.
Abortion access advocates lobby legislators to support HB17, oppose HB208
HB17 would repeal a law that makes it a misdemeanor to induce abortions.
Friends, fellow activists mourn loss of abortion access advocate Mia Raven
Raven is the founder of the P.O.W.E.R. House in Montgomery and a founding member of the Yellowhammer Fund.
House approves overhaul of Alabama adoption code
The code had been thoroughly vetted by professionals in the field for four years as the state seeks to streamline the adoption process.
Figures: Bills targeting abortion law designed to send a message
Figures said she doesn't expect to succeed in the Republican Legislature, but wants to send a message that Democrats are still fighting.
Sen. Figures introduces bills to repeal, add exceptions to Alabama abortion law
One bill would create exceptions for rape and incest, which were specifically excluded when the law passed in 2019.
Alabama House Democrats unveil agenda for 2023 Legislative Session
The agenda includes lofty aims such as repealing the state's abortion law and permitless carry law.
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In Alabama, a tiny fraction of voters runs the show, despite the groans from literally everyone else.
Study: Nearly 2 in 3 Americans believe abortion should be legal
In Alabama, 55 percent of people surveyed supported abortion being legal in most or all cases, while only 12 percent support abortion being illegal in all cases.