(CNN) Providers at the only three clinics in Alabama that offer abortion services want patients to know their doors are still open. Alabama abortion providers share those ethical concerns. For the time being, getting abortions in Alabama is business as usual, Crowe said, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily simple. Besides the clinics in Huntsville and Montgomery, the West Alabama Women's Center operates in Tuscaloosa. "I am appalled that I could get a more severe penalty (up to 99 years in prison) for providing safe abortion care than someone who commits second-degree rape."

Source: CNN May 18, 2019 18:53 UTC