Several people have been working on a discharge petition for the Born-Alive bill currently in the U.S. House of Representatives. Originally sponsored in the Senate by Senator Ben Sasse, (R- Nebraska,) the attempt to bring the bill before the House is spearheaded by Republicans including House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Florida Representative […]
Throughout the pandemic, anti-abortion activists and state legislatures have used COVID as a way to ban abortions across the country, including here in Louisiana. Many states who had been fighting to overturn Roe vs Wade were quick to close abortion clinics as nonessential during coronavirus shutdowns, even though abortion is considered healthcare.
In an historic re-affirmation of precedent, the United States Supreme Court held that Louisiana’s admitting privileges law for abortion providers was unconstitutional today. In this case, captioned June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, the justices were split 5-4, with Chief Justice Roberts siding with the majority. The impact of this decision for Louisiana is that […]
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