LA-Lawmakers approve abortion ban...

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Lawmakers approve abortion ban
Posted by Capital bureau June 25, 2007 12:00PM
By Bill Barrow
Capital Bureau

BATON ROUGE -- Legislation that won nearly unanimous approval in the Louisiana House of Representatives on Monday would make the state the first to pass its own ban on a controversial late-term abortion procedure since a recent U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of such laws.

The 99-1 vote sends Senate Bill 161, sponsored by Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, to a compromise committee of representatives and senators to settle minor differences over House language and the version the Senate adopted unanimously earlier this session. The bill would ban the procedure called "partial-birth abortion" by opponents and medically known medically as "intact dilation and evacuation."

Rep. Charles DeWitt, D-Lacompte, cast the lone opposing vote. Gov. Kathleen Blanco, a staunch supporter of limiting of abortion rights, is expected to sign whatever measure lawmakers put on her desk.

The House action is the latest in a series of lopsided votes this session as Louisiana continues to position itself among the states with the tightest regulations of and limitations on abortion.

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for more:
http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/06/lawmakers_approve_abortion_ban.html

taken from:
www.naral.org

Details on Louisiana's stance on Choice from Naral:

Louisiana
Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives
Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) is anti-choice.
Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu (D) is mixed-choice.
Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. (D) is anti-choice.

Legislature
The Louisiana House is anti-choice.
The Louisiana Senate is anti-choice.

Major Political Party Platforms
The Louisiana Democratic Party supports a woman's right to choose.
The Louisiana Republican Party opposes a woman's right to choose.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS
Abortion Bans
Louisiana has unconstitutional and unenforceable criminal bans on abortion.
Details »

Biased Counseling & Mandatory Delay
Louisiana law subjects women seeking abortions to biased counseling requirements and mandatory delays.
Details »

Counseling Ban/Gag Rule
Louisiana prohibits certain state employees or organizations receiving state funds from referring for abortion services.
Details »

Husband Consent
Louisiana has an unconstitutional and unenforceable law mandating husband consent before a married woman may obtain an abortion.
Details »
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for details see:
http://www.naral.org/choice-action-center/in_your_state/who-decides/state-profiles/louisiana.html

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1. Catholics down south, fundie thumpers up north...

women just can't win in Louisiana. i'd had my tubes tied just before i moved there, who knew it was preemptive protection from the "law"?