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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]
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.
The Janes is a 2022 American documentary film. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2022, and was released on HBO Max on June 8, the month after a leaked draft opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was released, starting protests across the United States. [1][2] The film was directed by Emma Pildes and Tia ...
Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices and hailed the court’s 6-3 ruling in 2022 that dismantled the landmark 1973 abortion protections. “Every time I share our story, my heart breaks ...
Updated April 10, 2024 at 3:06 PM. When state Rep. Delisha Boyd was born in September 1969, abortion was illegal in Louisiana. Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision, was still more than ...
Abortion is illegal in Louisiana, [91] except in cases of fetal abnormalities or when performed to save the pregnant individual's life. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. [27] [7] [92] A lawsuit by Hope Medical Group for Women and Medical Students for Choice challenging the ban was denied on appeal by the Louisiana Supreme Court in ...
September 4, 2024 at 9:28 AM. A new Louisiana law classifying abortion pills misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled dangerous substances has become a campaign issue in the presidential race ...
Abortion rates tend to be higher among minority women in the United States. In 2000–2001, the rates among black and Hispanic women were 49 per 1,000 and 33 per 1,000, respectively, vs. 13 per 1,000 among non-Hispanic white women. This figure includes all women of reproductive age, including women that are not pregnant.