Article snippet: In 2019, states are taking action to restrict or expand access to abortion amid a national debate over Roe v. Wade. Multiple states such as Kentucky and Georgia have passed bills that ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, around six weeks of pregnancy, while Alabama recently passed the strictest abortion law in the country, banning the procedure with few exceptions. Several other states are considering "trigger" laws that go into effect to ban abortion should Roe v. Wade be overturned, while other states like New York have passed bills that enshrine abortion rights. States like Alabama are specifically hoping their new laws force the Supreme Court to take up a challenge to Roe v. Wade, which established a woman’s right to abortion in 1973. Here are the states that have passed or are considering new abortion laws in 2019: STATES THAT PASSED NEW LAWS AlabamaLaw: The nation’s most restrictive abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. In May, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed into law the nation’s most restrictive abortion ban, which makes it a felony for Alabama doctors to perform or attempt to perform an abortion. The only exception made under the law is for in cases where the life of the mother is endangered by her pregnancy. It has not taken effect, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood announced a legal challenge Friday. ArkansasLaw: An abortion ban after 18 weeks into pregnancy with exceptions. Gov. Asa Hutchin... Link to the full article to read more