Which states are seeking to make abortion illegal and who is behind it?

Alabama will debate the most restrictive abortion ban in the US as more than a dozen states this year tried to outlaw the procedure A woman protests Georgia’s six-week abortion ban at the state capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, on 7 May.Photograph: Elijah Nouvelage/ReutersAlabama lawmakers on Tuesday are expected to debate the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation, which, if passed, would outlaw abortion from the point of conception with exceptions only if the woman’s life is seriou