Hard to say any individual has been more terrible than
Katrina Jackson.
Jackson, a Democrat from Monroe, described the measure as “one of the
pieces of legislation that will be most impactful to this state
regarding the pro-life movement.”
Abortion-rights groups say
doctors who provide the procedure have difficulty getting hospital
privileges, not because of their credentials, but because hospitals are
leery of the attention those privileges could draw.
Proponents say
the measure will ensure women have access to proper care if they have
complications from an abortion, describing possible medical problems
like hemorrhages, cervical injuries and infections.
Opponents say
the restrictions are medically unnecessary and designed to limit
abortion access. They say the legislation will shut down all abortion
clinics south of Shreveport, creating the need for a five-hour drive
each way for women who live in the southeastern end of the state.
Meanwhile, the legislature managed to pull off
one last abortion for the road.
A Louisiana House committee Wednesday voted to specifically kill the lawsuit filed by a New Orleans-area levee board.
The House Committee on Natural Resources amended Senate Bill 469 to say that the Louisiana Legislature wants this measure to apply retroactively and that lawmakers oppose the lawsuits
filed last year by Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority —
East against 97 oil and gas companies claiming environmental damage to
the marshes.
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