Alabama has passed the most severe anti-abortion law in the United States: up to 99 years in prison for doctors and no exception for rape or incest.

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday pbaded the toughest law against abortion in the United StatesWhat? Prohibits the termination of pregnancy at any stage of pregnancy and punishes with up to 99 years imprisonment the physician who practices it. The Southern State legislature therefore challenges the lawfulness of this practice in the United States, which was enshrined in a 1973 Supreme Court decision.

The text of the law, which does not include any exception in case of rape or incest, will go to Republican Governor Kay Ivey's office, who has not confirmed if he will sign it.

The law makes abortion an offense punishable by law. Between 10 and 99 years in prison for the doctor who practices it. It can be practiced only in case of danger of death for the mother or the fetus.

The amendment introduced by Democrats authorizing abortion in the text of rape and incest was rejected by 21 votes to 11.

The goal of its promoters is to provoke a judicial battle to the Supreme Court of Justice.

Republicans are waiting that the judges of the Supreme Court, which now has a conservative majority thanks to the nominations of Republican President Donald Trump, go back on the decision "Roe Vs. Wade" which, in 1973, allowed abortion throughout the country.

"This project will challenge" Roe v. Wade "and protect the lives of unborn children, recognized his promoter, the republican representative Terri Collins.

"This is the path by which we will eventually arrive where we want to go", he added.

For his part, the Deputy Governor and Republican President of the Senate, Will Ainsworth, he welcomed the decision saying that lawmakers "They have taken a big step forward in defending the rights of unborn children."

"Roe (vs. Wade) must be challenged and I'm proud that Alabama is leading the way"Ainsworth said on Twitter.

The largest human rights organization in the United States, ACLU, has promised to sue to block its application and badured that the measure will not come into force.

"This law punishes the victims of rape and incest by taking control of their own bodies and forcing them to give birth", wrote ACLU of Alabama in a statement.

The Leader of the Democratic Minority in the Senate, Bobby Singleton, said that to lawmakers who have eliminated the exception of rape or incest: "They have just violated the state of Alabama itself."

"They tell my daughter that she does not care (…) That men can rape her without any problem and that she will have to have a child if she gets pregnant"he argued, the voice sometimes broken with emotion.

Several conservative states are considering tough anti-abortion laws with the intention that some of them reach the Supreme Court. In return, The liberal states seek to preserve the right to abortion in their constitution.

In the US abortion is legal since 1973 The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional any interference by the state in the decision of the woman regarding pregnancy.

In recent years, however, the conservative movement has tried that high courtright-wing majority, reconsidered its constitutionality to overrule the 1973 decision.

The arrival of Donald Trump in the White House and appointments to the Supreme Court of Conservative Judges Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh They have badumed new hopes for those who aspire to their prohibition.

During, The Republican Party has tried to override this decision by pbading laws that hinder access to abortion protected by religious rights and women's health.

This year alone, 28 states have introduced more than 300 new rules to limit abortionaccording to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, which defends women's rights.

TrumpIn addition, it withdrew public funding for family planning clinics offering abortions, a measure aimed primarily at Planning parenthood, the largest of these organizations in the country against which the Conservatives lead a crusade.

(With information from AFP and EFE)