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Historians will view 2019 Legislative Session among the state’s most important and influential

When Alabama historians look back at this era decades from now, they may well determine that the recently completed 2019 Legislative Session was the most important and influential of its time. In terms of the depth and breadth of important issues that were debated, considered, and voted upon, the session set new precedents that will … Continued
June 10, 2019

Senate sends nation’s strictest abortion ban to governor’s desk

After a lengthy debate, the Alabama Senate passed the strictest abortion ban in the country. House Bill 314 was sponsored by State Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur. It was carried in the Senate by state Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville. HB314 is the strictest abortion ban in the country. It would make performing or attempting to perform … Continued
May 15, 2019

Senate to consider abortion ban Thursday

The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report Wednesday to a bill that would ban most abortions in the state of Alabama following a public hearing. The full Senate is expected to consider the bill Thursday. House Bill 314 is sponsored by state Representative Terri Collins, R-Decatur. Rep. Collins asked the Senate to pass … Continued
May 9, 2019

Tuscaloosa concedes right of way around West Alabama Women’s Center

Efforts by the city of Tuscaloosa to stifle protests around the city’s one abortion clinic were withdrawn after meeting with attorneys from the Thomas More Society. The city of Tuscaloosa had demanded that protesting outside of the abortion clinic requires permits for constitutionally protected activities. Members of Prolife Tuscaloosa were told recently they would now … Continued
April 8, 2019

Both Sides of Abortion Issue Lobbying Bentley

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday. May 9, the politically powerful pro-abortion group NARAL sent a letter to Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) asking that he veto two Pro-Life bills passed by the Alabama legislature on the last day of the 2016 legislative session. Pro-Life supporters in Alabama are similarly urging the Governor to … Continued
May 11, 2016

Roy Moore Files Supreme Court Brief Defending Oklahoma Personhood Measure

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy Moore (R) from Gallant, the Montgomery based Foundation for Moral Law, and the Adoption Law firm filed a amicus curiae “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Moore announced in a written statement Friday. Moore is … Continued
September 10, 2012

Senator Williams wants to plant pro-life banner in Alabama

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Senator Phil Williams, (R) 10th District (Cherokee, Etowah) has prefiled SB 5 a bill that will define personhood under Alabama law. According to the bill the term “person” as used in the Code of Alabama 1975, “Shall include all humans from the moment of fertilization and implantation into the … Continued
December 23, 2011