FILE - A woman naps, bundled up against the air conditioning, as she waits to have an abortion, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La. A bill scheduled for debate Thursday, May 12, 2022, in the Louisiana House would make women who get abortions subject to criminal prosecution and prison — a position that has drawn opposition from Louisiana’s anti-abortion governor and groups including Louisiana Right to Life and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Abortion Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s House of Representatives is debating whether women who get abortions should face prosecution for murder. Republicans approved the bill for floor debate despite opposition from Louisiana’s anti-abortion governor. Even anti-abortion groups such as Louisiana Right to Life and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops are against it. Louisiana appears to be the only state where lawmakers are considering criminalizing women who end their pregnancies. The bill has come under high scrutiny as elected officials nationwide prepare for the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will soon take away the constitutional right to abortion.
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