Alabama Senate passes bills banning abortion

Alabama's Senate passed a near-total ban on abortion, sending what would be the nation's most stringent abortion law. The state Senate approved the law by 25 votes to six, rejecting exemptions for cases of rape or incest.

Montgomery, Alabama: In what could be the nation's most stringent abortion law, Alabama's Senate passed a near-total ban on abortion on Tuesday.

The Senate sent the bill to the state's Republican governor who could send a doctor behind the bars for life term if he or she performs abortion.

The GOP-dominated Senate voted 25-6 to make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison for the abortion provider.

The only exception would be when the woman's health is at serious risk.