ALABAMA ABORTION BILL ALERT!
What you need to know about the Alabama Human Life Protection Act.
What you need to know about the Alabama Human Life Protection Act.
PURPOSE OF THE ALABAMA HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT
HB314 bans abortion for any reason EXCEPT for the life of the mother. The bill’s purpose is to establish personhood of the unborn child and to challenge Roe v Wade which ruled that the unborn is not a person and does not deserve protection under the U.S. Constitution.
CURRENT STATUS OF THE BILL
HB314 passed the AL House of Representatives in its original form on April 30th. It was in the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, May 8th and Sen. Whatley (R-Auburn) added an amendment which allows abortions for rape or incest. The amendment was passed in committee by a voice vote and was added to the bill. The amended bill came to the senate floor on May 9th for debate and a final vote. There was a motion to “table” the amendment which was quickly accepted. (“Table” means to remove the amendment.) So now the bill is back to its original form which is where it needs to be to challenge Roe V. Wade. The Senate then adjourned for the weekend. They will come back on Tuesday, May 14th at 4:00PM to vote on the bill. We know they will try to add the amendment back on before the final vote.
WHY WE CAN’T ALLOW AMENDMENTS TO BE ADDED
The bill’s purpose is to establish personhood. If an amendment is added for rape or incest then that destroys the personhood argument. It would be inconsistent to say that the unborn child IS a person, but that if he is conceived as a result of rape or incest, he is NOT a person. An amendment would destroy the bill’s chance to challenge Roe V. Wade. If we are going to abolish abortion, WE MUST PASS A CLEAN BILL.
HB314 passed the AL House of Representatives in its original form on April 30th. It was in the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, May 8th and Sen. Whatley (R-Auburn) added an amendment which allows abortions for rape or incest. The amendment was passed in committee by a voice vote and was added to the bill. The amended bill came to the senate floor on May 9th for debate and a final vote. There was a motion to “table” the amendment which was quickly accepted. (“Table” means to remove the amendment.) So now the bill is back to its original form which is where it needs to be to challenge Roe V. Wade. The Senate then adjourned for the weekend. They will come back on Tuesday, May 14th at 4:00PM to vote on the bill. We know they will try to add the amendment back on before the final vote.
WHY WE CAN’T ALLOW AMENDMENTS TO BE ADDED
The bill’s purpose is to establish personhood. If an amendment is added for rape or incest then that destroys the personhood argument. It would be inconsistent to say that the unborn child IS a person, but that if he is conceived as a result of rape or incest, he is NOT a person. An amendment would destroy the bill’s chance to challenge Roe V. Wade. If we are going to abolish abortion, WE MUST PASS A CLEAN BILL.
WHY THE BILL IS HANGING IN THE BALANCE
Almost half of the republican senators and all of the democrats will try to add an exemption for rape and incest. Before Tuesday, May 14th, we must convince the republican senators to pass a clean bill. THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU! (Remember, it was a republican who added the amendment in committee!)
Almost half of the republican senators and all of the democrats will try to add an exemption for rape and incest. Before Tuesday, May 14th, we must convince the republican senators to pass a clean bill. THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU! (Remember, it was a republican who added the amendment in committee!)
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW
Find your senator. Contact your senator.
Just leave a message saying: “Please pass HB314-the Alabama Human Life Protection Act (or the abortion bill) in its original form with NO amendments!” It’s as easy as that. You won’t have to debate anyone or explain anything-it can be as simple as one sentence. They are waiting to hear from you. I can assure the pro-abortion folks will be burning up their lines telling them to add the amendment. We must out-number them!
Find your senator. Contact your senator.
Just leave a message saying: “Please pass HB314-the Alabama Human Life Protection Act (or the abortion bill) in its original form with NO amendments!” It’s as easy as that. You won’t have to debate anyone or explain anything-it can be as simple as one sentence. They are waiting to hear from you. I can assure the pro-abortion folks will be burning up their lines telling them to add the amendment. We must out-number them!
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