The case comes amid controversy in the US over women's rights to choose whether a fetus should "count" as a person under the law. Last month Alabama voted to pass the most severe restrictions on abortion across the country. Twenty-five Republican male state senators passed a bill outlawing abortion from the moment of conception onward, without provisions for cases of rape or incest.
Most shockingly, doctors who perform the procedure could also be punished with life in prison.
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While it's uncertain if the bill will go into effect, it sets up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the apparent goal of recent state-sponsored abortion restrictions.
Alabama is also one of the 38 states that have fetal homicide laws. That means, in cases of violence against pregnant women the fetus is formally recognised as a victim.
The case has sparked outrage online, with many taking to social media to show their support for Jones.
