Several bills being supported to regulate abortions in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (LSU Manship School News Service) - Abortion continues to top the legislative agenda this week as Louisiana lawmakers in the House Health and Welfare Committee supported several bills on Tuesday that would further regulate abortions in the state.

Two key proposals would require abortion providers to give their patients detailed background information before performing an abortion and permit abortion facilities to report suspected human trafficking crimes to law enforcement.

Both bills were sponsored by Sen. Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton, and now move to the House floor for final passage.

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