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Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions - including cases of rape and incest

Protesters in front of the Alabama State House (Image: Reuters)

The Alabama Senate has voted to ban nearly all abortions, including in cases of rape and incest.

The bill was previously approved by the Alabama House of Representatives and will now go to Governor Kay Ivey, who has withheld comment on whether she would sign it, but generally she is a strong opponent of abortion.

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