Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Wednesday a bill banning abortions in the state, a move sure to draw nationwide legal challenges supporters hope will result in the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Ivey signed the Alabama Human Life Protection Act a day after the Alabama Senate passed it 25-6. The House of Representatives passed it 74-3.
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