- Hello, I'm Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
and I'm here today to clear up some of the confusion
about our recently passed abortion ban.
While it's true we've banned abortions
during the first nine months of pregnancy,
we actually do allow termination following the ninth month
through a variety of post-natal abortions offerings.
From school shootings to poor education.
Alabama's abortion bill broadens the scope
of heartbeat bills that have already passed
in Ohio, Georgia, and Missouri.
And just like those states,
we provide many safe non-hormonal options
for post-natal abortion.
For women living in rural areas,
we offer the lack of accessible hospitals.
I campaigned against Medicaid expansion in my last election.
If waiting for your local hospital to close,
as 13 of ours have in the past eight years,
seems like too long of a wait,
we offer several fast track solutions.
Just not faster than nine months.
In our opioid fast track, we'll give your newborn
a cute koala-shaped fentanyl lollipop to suck on
that gets 'em hooked young.
Mm.
Tastes like Alabama.
More opioids get prescribed here
that our state's population,
so you'll have much better access to this form of abortion
than getting the one of the two Planned Parenthoods
still open in the state.
There were over 20 abortion clinics open in Alabama
in the '90s, but now there are only three.
Another great example of the incredible strides
we're making to move away from pre-natal abortions
towards more post-natal abortions.
As a birthplace of many notable African Americans,
and the host state of the Civil Rights landmark
Selma to Montgomery marches,
we are proud to combat racism
no matter which side we're on.
For black women, we provide some of the best access
to post-natal abortions in the world.
Last year Alabama was bumped down to second place
for highest infant mortality rates,
which is the number of children who die
before their first birthday.
Black infants in Alabama died
at over double the rate of white infants,
despite accounting for just 1/3 of overall births.
Pretty impressive.
The rate of black infant deaths here
was higher than in countries like Iran and Syria.
Just another example of how we're
winning the war on terrorism.
("The National Anthem")
And while we do restrict abortions
during the first nine months,
I think you'll be pleased
with our expanded post-natal offerings
because we have the highest per capita
death penalty rate in the country.
And we're the only state which allows judges
to impose a death sentence
against a jury's verdict of life imprisonment.
So whether you're a young millennial or 82 years old
in your 1,000th week of gestation,
we can still abort you in the form of capital punishment.
It's incredibly important for us
to preserve the life of our unborn children
so our judges and politicians
can try to date them when they turn 14.