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Abortion in Louisiana. Abortion in Louisiana is illegal as of August 1, 2022. [1][2] In 2022, Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed a law criminalizing abortion providers. An earlier version of the bill had also sought to criminalize abortion seekers, but this was vehemently opposed by both opponents and advocates of abortion rights. [3]
Voters will decide on 10 ballot measures that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution this fall after the reversal of Roe v. Wade. ... votes cast in the election in favor of it ...
The Louisiana Senate's vote on Thursday to reclassify the two drugs used in medication abortion as controlled substances marks the latest development in a nationwide battle over abortion pills.
Until now. Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade, elections for state supreme court justices have become a new political frontier in the abortion fight, with interest groups ...
In the aftermath of the Dobbs ruling, state legislation and court rulings determine most aspects of abortion access in the United States. The following sections outline the current status of abortion law in the various states and territories; references to weeks refer to the number of weeks since the pregnant individual's last menstrual period, or LMP, which is typically used as a measure of ...
On June 24, 2022, in a 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v.Wade and Planned Parenthood v.Casey. [9] The decision was divisive among the American public, with 55 to 60% "split between those who think that it (abortion) should be mostly legal with some exceptions and mostly illegal but with exceptions" [10] and was generally condemned by international observers and ...
May 24, 2024 at 10:30 PM. By Steve Gorman. (Reuters) -Louisiana's governor on Friday signed a bill making his state the first in the U.S. to classify two abortion-inducing medications as ...
Former Democratic state representative Les Gara and Jessica Cook came in second place, with 23.06% of the vote; independent former Alaska governor Bill Walker and Heidi Drygas finished in third place with 22.77% of the vote. Dunleavy and Dahlstrom won the general election in the first round of ranked-choice voting with 50.29% of the vote.