La. lawmakers pass several abortion bills

BATON ROUGE, La. (LSU Manship School News Service) - House and Senate lawmakers passed several abortion bills on Wednesday, less than a week after Louisiana’s governor signed the strict ‘fetal heartbeat’ ban into law.

This legislative session lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have proposed and lobbied anti-abortion laws.

Both chambers approved the bid for a constitutional amendment, which was sponsored by Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Baton Rouge. This measure would potentially amend Louisiana’s constitution to say that it does not protect the legal right to have an abortion or to secure public funding for the procedure.

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