An attempt to outlaw abortion in Alabama is headed to a committee vote in the Alabama Senate.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Wednesday morning on the bill following a public hearing.

The bill would make it a felony to perform an abortion at any stage of pregnancy with almost no exceptions.

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 30, 2019 file photo, Rep. Terri Collins answers questions during debate on the abortion ban bill at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)
FILE – In this Tuesday, April 30, 2019 file photo, Rep. Terri Collins answers questions during debate on the abortion ban bill at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

The legislation comes on the heels of four states, including Georgia, approving bans on abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Cam Ward said he expects an effort to add an exemption for rape and incest.

The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Terri Collins, said the aim is to spark a court case to prompt the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the 1973 decision that legalized abortion.

FILE - In this Wednesday April 17, 2019 file photo, Bianca Cameron-Schwiesow, from left, Kari Crowe and Margeaux Hardline, dressed as handmaids, take part in a protest against HB314, the abortion ban bill, at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)
FILE – In this Wednesday April 17, 2019 file photo, Bianca Cameron-Schwiesow, from left, Kari Crowe and Margeaux Hardline, dressed as handmaids, take part in a protest against HB314, the abortion ban bill, at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

The bill could be on the Senate floor Thursday.

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