State auditor says ‘no appetite’ in Legislature to change abortion law

State Auditor Andrew Sorrell doesn’t believe there is any momentum to change Alabama’s abortion law any time soon. This week, the Society for Family Planning released a study showing the Yellowhammer State had the fifth-highest decline in abortions nationally since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade. Sorrell, who was a state representative in the Legislature in 2019 when they passed the Human Life Protection Act, said it’s good news there have been less abortions in Alabama. “There is no greater thing to rejoice over than saving human life,” Sorrell said on WVNN. “Every life is precious