The Alabama House voted this week to pass a measure that would forbid nearly all abortions in the state.

According to CBN News, the bill, Human Life Protection Act, would make it a Class A felony to perform an abortion at any stage in pregnancy. Punishment could range from 10 to 99 years in prison.

“When a woman is pregnant, an abortion is no longer legal,” said Republican Rep. Terri Collins, the House bill’s sponsor.

This week, the Alabama house voted to pass the bill even after Democrats walked out of the vote. The vote was 74-3.

Democrats in the House had tried to push through an amendment that would have allowed exemptions for rape and incest. The bill does have an exception in the case where the mother’s health is threatened.

The proposal will now move to the State Senate for consideration.

Already, the Alabama Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says they plan to challenge the bill in court if it becomes a law.

“The people of Alabama are paying the bill for unconstitutional legislation and we hope that the Senate members will realize its detrimental impact and stop this bill from becoming law. Otherwise, it will be challenged in federal court,” the chapter said in a statement.

Many believe that the Alabama bill may be used to challenge Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the U.S.

“The goal of this bill is to address Roe v Wade,” Collins said. “I believe the Roe v Wade decision was based on a lack of information that the baby in a womb is a person.”

In November 2018, Alabama voters approved anti-abortion language into the state constitution. The new language now says the state recognizes the “rights of unborn children.” Christian Headlines News

The following is from Pro Life Across America

  • 18 days from conception, heart begins to beat, with the baby’s own blood.
  • 28 days from conception a baby has eyes, ears, and even a tongue!
  • 28 days from conception: Muscles are developing along the future spine. Arms and legs are budding.
  • 30 days: Child has grown 10,000 times to 6-7mm (1/4”) long. Brain has human proportions. Blood flows in veins.
  • 42 days: Skeleton is formed. Brain coordinates movement of muscles and organs. Reflex responses have begun.
  • 42 days: Brain waves can be detected, the jaw forms, including teeth and taste buds. The unborn baby begins to swallow amniotic fluid. Fingers and toes are developing.
  • 45 days from conception: The unborn baby is making body movements, a full 12 weeks before the mother may notice such stirrings. By seven weeks the chest and abdomen are fully formed. Swimming with a natural swimmer’s stroke in the amniotic fluid, the baby now looks like a miniature human infant.
  • 44-45 days: Buds of milk teeth appear, and the unborn baby’s facial muscles develop. Eyelids begin to form, protecting the developing eyes. Elbows take shape. Internal organs are present, but immature. 99% of muscles are present, each with its own nerve supply.
  • 52 Days: Spontaneous movement begins. The unborn baby then develops a whole collection of moves over the next 4 weeks including hiccuping, frowning, squinting, furrowing the brow, pursing the lips, moving individual arms and legs, head turning, touching his/her face, breathing (without air), stretching, opening the mouth, yawning and sucking.