Article snippet: MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday postponed a vote on a proposed abortion ban after anger erupted in the state Senate when some Republicans stripped an exception for rape and incest from the bill. Shouting broke among senators when the exemption for rape and incest was removed without a roll call vote. Democrats and some Republicans objected to the change to the bill, which would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony, being gaveled through quickly. ‘‘You've got 27 men over on the other side ready to tell women what they can do with their bodies,’’ Democratic Sen. Bobby Singleton said. ‘‘You don’t have to procedurally just try to railroad us.’’ Republican Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said legislative procedures were properly followed Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh suggested lawmakers go home for the weekend to cool off and resume debate on the bill Tuesday. Marsh said he supports an exemption for rape and wants a roll call vote on the matter next week. He said the bill still has a favorable outlook in the GOP-dominated chamber. The anger over the procedural dispute underscored tensions over the proposal that would become the most stringent abortion restriction in the country if approved. Emboldened by conservative justices who have joined the Supreme Court, abortion opponents in several states are seeking to spark a legal challenge that could eventually lead the court to revisit Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that lega... Link to the full article to read more