Louisiana lawmakers pass abortion ban; Democratic governor plans to sign it
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Louisiana lawmakers pass abortion ban; Democratic governor plans to sign it
Abortion rights supporters protest at the Louisiana Capitol in Baton Rouge. (Melinda Deslatte / Associated Press)
Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday passed a strict new abortion ban that would prohibit the procedure before some women even know they are pregnant, joining half a dozen conservative states with similar measures.
In a 79-23 vote, the Louisiana House gave final passage to a bill barring abortion once there's a detectable fetal heartbeat, as early as the sixth week of pregnancy. Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Deep South's only Democratic governor, supports the ban and intends to sign it into law despite opposition from national party leaders who say such laws are attacks on women.
Lawmakers in conservative states across the nation are striking at the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationally. Abortion opponents are pushing new restrictions on the procedure in hopes that a case will make its way to the high court and two new conservative justices appointed by President Trump could help overturn Roe.
Read more at: https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-louisiana-abortion-law-passes-20190529-story.html
Credit where credit is due, Dems have done well on things like this in Louisiana.
