One of the most controversial parts of the near-total abortion ban passed by the Alabama legislature on Tuesday was the lack of exceptions for rape or incest, a common carveout in even the strictest anti-abortion legislation.
At one point during Tuesday’s contentious, hours-long debate over the bill, Alabama Sen. Bobby Singleton, a Democrat, pointed out that under the new bill, an abortion provider could spend more time in prison than a rapist.
Sponsors of the bill, which now awaits Republican Gov. Kay Ivey’s signature, say the lack of exceptions is necessary to get the ban in front of the Supreme …
