By Doug Mataconis, Outside the Beltway
Louisiana's Republican-controlled legislature now has a bill before that would, effectively, challenge the entirety of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade:
The Louisiana state legislature is considering a bill that would make performing an abortion a criminal offense, including in cases of rape and incest, and that would force a woman to pay out of pocket for an abortion that is necessary to save her life.
State Rep. John LaBruzzo (R), who introduced the bill, told lawmakers in a committee hearing last month that he fully intends for the bill to make its way up through the federal courts and challenge Roe v. Wade - the 1973 Supreme Court decision that barred states from outlawing abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/abortion/2011/06/07/report-louisiana-considering-bill-would-overrule-roe-v-wade#ixzz1OblQ28qt
Louisiana's Republican-controlled legislature now has a bill before that would, effectively, challenge the entirety of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade:
The Louisiana state legislature is considering a bill that would make performing an abortion a criminal offense, including in cases of rape and incest, and that would force a woman to pay out of pocket for an abortion that is necessary to save her life.
State Rep. John LaBruzzo (R), who introduced the bill, told lawmakers in a committee hearing last month that he fully intends for the bill to make its way up through the federal courts and challenge Roe v. Wade - the 1973 Supreme Court decision that barred states from outlawing abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/abortion/2011/06/07/report-louisiana-considering-bill-would-overrule-roe-v-wade#ixzz1OblQ28qt
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