In mid-May 2019, Louisiana state law banned abortion after week 22. [17] Shortly thereafter, the Louisiana legislature passed making abortion illegal in almost all cases. Louisiana was one of several states passing similar laws in April and May 2019, alongside Georgia, Missouri, and …

Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed if and only if certain conditions are met. Louisiana law requires your doctor to tell you about the nature of the physical and emotional risks of both the …

Jun 24, 2022 · As one of over a dozen states with a so-called “trigger law” on the book, Louisiana has been poised to ban abortion since 2006. Abortion banned in Louisiana after Supreme Court overturns...

1 day ago · The Louisiana indictment, by a grand jury in West Baton Rouge Parish, follows what is believed to be the first civil suit filed against an abortion provider in a shield-law state. That case was ...

Mar 19, 2024 · In the wake of Louisiana's abortion ban, pregnant women have been given risky, unnecessary surgeries, denied swift treatment for miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies, and forced to wait until...

16 hours ago · Wade, Louisiana has had a near-total abortion ban, without any exceptions for rape or incest. Under the law, physicians convicted of performing an illegal abortion, including one with pills, face ...

(1) Any decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which overrules, in whole or in part, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed. 2d 147 (1973), thereby restoring to the state of Louisiana the authority to prohibit or limit abortion.

Oct 1, 2024 · Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took effect Tuesday, triggering fears among...

May 24, 2024 · The governor of Louisiana signed a bill on Friday that adds two medications commonly used to induce abortions to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances.

May 21, 2024 · The Louisiana House approved a bill Tuesday that would add two medications commonly used to induce abortions to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, making possession of the drugs...