The author of a 2019 bill banning almost all abortions in Alabama is urging lawmakers to drop a new bill taking a different angle to accomplish the goal.
The new bill mirrors a Texas law that has been in effect since Sept. 2021. It would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, but instead of enforcing that ban through criminal penalties, the law creates the ability for anybody to sue a person or organization who performed or aided in the abortion.Â
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