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The senate in the US state of Alabama has passed a highly restrictive abortion law. It effectively bans abortions, except when the woman's life is at risk. Abortion after rape or incest would be banned and doctors face from 10 to 99 years in prison for carrying out an abortion. Opponents warn that it's part of efforts to revoke the Supreme Court judgement Roe vs Wade, which established a constitutional right to end a pregnancy. Newsday's Tom Hagler spoke to Dina Zirlott who's campaigning against the legislation. She was raped and became pregnant at age 17.

(Photo: Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the US Supreme Court Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)