Conservative televangelist Pat Robertson says Alabama’s ‘extreme’ anti-abortion law goes too far

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• Conservative televangelist Pat Robertson, who’s anti-gay and anti-abortion, said a law that passed in Alabama effectively banning abortion goes "too far." 
• "It’s an extreme law, and they want to challenge Roe vs. Wade, but my humble view is that this is not the case we want to bring to the Supreme Court because I think this one will lose," Robertson said on Wednesday. 
• The abortion bill that passed in Alabama’s legislature on Tuesday night makes it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion — punishable by up to 99 years in prison — and bans abortion in cases of rape and incest.
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Pat Robertson, a televangelist well-known for his staunch conservative views, on Wednesday said Alabama had gone "too far" after its legislature passed a bill effectively banning abortion.

The abortion bill that passed Alabama’s legislature Tuesday night makes it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion — punishable by up to 99 years in prison. The legislation also bans abortion in cases of rape and incest, with the only exception being if the mother’s health is at risk.

It’s not clear if Republican Alabama Governor Kay Ivey will sign it into law, but the bill has already generated uproar nationwide and is expected to face numerous legal hurdles if she lends it her signature. 

Read more: A state legislature that is 85% male passed the most extreme abortion ban in the US since Roe v. Wade

Along these lines, Robertson said he thought Alabama lawmakers had overstepped by passing the bill because he doesn’t think it would be upheld in the Supreme Court. 

"I think Alabama has gone too far," Robertson, who’s anti-abortion, said in a Wednesday appearance on the "700 Club."

"It’s an extreme law, and they want to challenge Roe vs. Wade, but my humble view is that this is not the case we want to bring to the Supreme Court because I think this one will lose," Robertson added. 

Echoing this point, Robertson went on to say, "The Alabama case, God bless them, they’re trying to do something, but I don’t think that’s the case that I’d want to bring to the Supreme Court."

This comes a day after Robertson claimed God would "get rid" of the US as a nation if it passes the Equality Act. which is legislation designed to provide federal protections for the LGBTQ community. 

"They always give good names to these things," Robertson said on the Christian Broadcasting Network in reference to the bill, contending it would be "a devastating blow to religious freedom and to the sanctity of America."

Read more: Only 14% of Americans back an abortion policy as extreme as the one passed in Alabama

He then suggested that passing the bill would "bring the judgment of God on this nation."

"I was reading in Leviticus where it says because of these things the land ‘will vomit you out,’" Robertson added. "Vomit you out. I think God will say, ‘I’ve had it with America if you do this kind of stuff, I’m going to get rid of you as a nation.’"

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See Also:

• Alabama’s extreme abortion ban spotlights how the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is emboldening Republicans to launch a coordinated attack on Roe v. Wade
• A state legislature that is 85% male passed the most extreme abortion ban in the US since Roe v. Wade
• The Alabama Senate floor broke out into a chaotic screaming match over a bill that would ban almost all abortions

SEE ALSO: People are calling for boycotts of Georgia and Alabama over anti-abortion bills, and Hollywood stars are threatening to pull their projects from the states

Source: Business Insider – feedback@businessinsider.com (John Haltiwanger)