Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Happy Thursday! Our newsletter gets you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Co-creators are Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver (CLICK HERE to subscribe!). On Twitter, find us at @asimendinger and @alweaver22.The Alabama legislature lit a fuse on abortion Tuesday that could burn its way to the Supreme Court in the next few years. But first, the emotional debate is expected to energize 2020 contests for candidates running in both political parties.Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed the Alabama bill, which outlaws almost all abortions in the state, including in cases of incest and rape. The law was written to trigger court challenges, which abortion opponents hope will lead a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.Women’s rights activists and pro-choice advocates say the decision to approve the nation’s strictest abortion measure has emboldened them, and they are gearing up for the fight (The Washington Post).In the pre-dawn hours today, Missouri’s Republican-led Senate passed a measure to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy with an exception only for cases of medical emergencies, not rape or incest (The Associated…