Washington (AFP) - The southern US state of Alabama is set to enact a law that would mean jail for doctors performing abortions, even in cases of rape and incest -- part of a push by conservatives countrywide to curb family planning services.
Those backing the move say they hope it is challenged all the way to the Supreme Court, forcing a review of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is unconstitutional. -- More....