abortion

Legislature

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.

March 7, 2023

Government by minority rule

In Alabama, a tiny fraction of voters runs the show, despite the groans from literally everyone else.

March 6, 2023

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.

March 1, 2023

Rep. Yarbrough to file bill to include abortion under Alabama homicide law

The bill would effectively mean that women seeking abortions could be prosecuted for homicide.

February 22, 2023

Bill would repeal superfluous abortion law

The targeted law provides a misdemeanor charge for inducing an abortion, in conflict with Alabama's landmark law establishing felony penalties.

February 20, 2023

Pharmacy board clarifies ectopic pregnancy treatment after AG’s remarks

Amid the state’s near-total abortion ban, the board says they get questions about what “they can fill and what is appropriate."

February 8, 2023

How did cruelty become public policy?

Marshall’s stretch to accommodate his ideological agenda is feeble, transparent and hopefully won’t hold up.

January 13, 2023

The war on Alabama women continues

It's not enough, apparently, that the state has inserted itself between women and doctors. It also wants to keep them perpetually afraid and confused.

January 12, 2023

The silence about abortion

Fear and uncertainty. That’s all it takes to make good people stop helping one another.

January 12, 2023

Gidley extends ministry as District 29 representative

Gidley spent 21 years in the insurance business before committing full-time to the ministry as pastor at Faith Worship Center in Glencoe.

November 25, 2022